1. Analysts said they expected widening trade deficits in coming months to exert more of a drag on growth in the United States. 2. Another overly rapid quarter of GDP growth would have been propelled by consumption expenditures, with only a widening trade deficit providing any significant drag. 3. Brazilian stocks fell for a fourth straight session, dragged down by Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA and its units, amid concern over a widening trade deficit. 4. A slowing economy and widening trade deficit drove the won to a nine-year low against the U.S. dollar today. 5. A weak dollar, hobbled by a report of a widening Japanese trade surplus with the United States, helped drag down stock prices. 6. A widening trade deficit and increased foreign borrowings are causes for worry. 7. A widening trade deficit has increased calls on Brazil to weaken its currency, the real, to make exports more competitive abroad. 8. A widening trade deficit weakens the ringgit as more of the currency must be converted to other currencies to pay for imports. 9. A widening trade dispute would affect all U.S. carriers in the Japan market. 10. Aircraft sales would help narrow the widening bilateral trade imbalance. |