Thursday, April 06, 2006

Quick Overview

  • The number of workers filing initial unemployment claims fell 5,000 last week to a five-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday

  • Australia's unemployment rate improved from 5.2% to 5.0% in March, the lowest in 29 years.

  • Japan's Cabinet Office said that its leading index dropped from 81.8% to 80.0% in February, still a sign of growth.

  • Mexico Sugar Growers Union sees 05-06 sugar crop down 8.8% YoY at 5.288M MT

  • The DoE said that underground supplies of natural gas were down 10 billion cubic feet to 1.695 trillion cubic feet. YoY supplies are up 36%.

  • A swan in Scotland was confirmed with H5N1.

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