Goods and services trade deficit in the U.S. narrowed in the month of September from the previous month, but still remained high with China, according to a report released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
China is not too pleased with America's plan to inject more capital into its economy in the form of a second round of quantitative easing.
The US Federal Reserve' s quantitative easing can lead to asset bubbles as the money goes in search of equity, property and other such assets in a low-interest rate scenario, said Kaushik Basu, chief economic advisor to India's finance minister.
Peripheral Europe faces waning public demand because of austerity measures, conditions that make exports difficult, and a banking sector that has not recovered well from the financial crisis. All this comes at a time when recovery is still fragile and the risks of a double-dip recession are real.
Unemployment rate in the US remained constant for the third month in October, while nonfarm payroll employment rose more than expected, according to a report by the US Labor Department.