Lew Calls on Trade-Surplus Nations to Bolster Consumer Demand
Speaking in Berlin, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday urged countries with a trade surplus to introduce policies to help domestic consumption.
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Germany Is Bringing Home the Gold: 1,950 Tons of It
A German newspaper reports the country's central bank will repatriate parts of its massive gold reserves worth about $200 billion at current market rates from storage sites in the United States and in France.
Unemployment Claims Highest In 5 Weeks, Rise To 372,000
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, suggesting the labor market is healing too slowly to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate.
