US: Current Account deficit at $98.89 bn in Q2

FXstreet.com (Edinburgh) - The Commerce Department has informed that the US Current Account diminished to $98.89 billion during the second quarter, down from the previous deficit of $104.90 billion (revised) during the first three months of the year.

Sep 19, 2013

Canada: Wholesale Sales rose 1.5% in July

Canadian Wholesale Sales rose 1.5% on a monthly basis during July, surpassing forecasts at 1.0% and improving June’s 2.8% drop (revised)....

Ireland officially out of recession in Q2

According to the GDP data released today by the Central Statistics Office in Dublin , Ireland's economy expanded by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2013, marking thus the end of the nine-month recession in the country. The reading nevertheless came in below expectations of 0.8% growth.