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Currency Depreciation and Global Imbalances

BY MICHAEL PETTIS | OCTOBER 12, 2009 | 9:33 AM | 1 COMMENT

The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in August, according to the Commerce Department in a report released yesterday. Exports were up slightly and imports down, mostly because of a reduction in oil imports, I think, but the trade deficit was still a hefty 3.6% of GDP.

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