Those fears intensified last month after the Commerce Department's report showed the U.S. trade deficit rose in June to its highest level since October 2008, with exports declining 2.3 percent.

自上月美国商务部公布了一则报告以来，那些对新一轮衰退的忧虑有所加深。该报告指出美国6月份的贸易赤字加剧到2008年10月份以来的最高水平，并且出口下降了2.3个百分点。

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In its report last week, China's central bank attributed the first month-on-month fall in savings since 2001 to a flow of funds into stocks instead of bank accounts.

中国央行在上周的报告中称，自2001年以来首次出现月度储蓄存款下降的原因是，储蓄存款一部分被分流到了股市。

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In the U.S. the economic recovery has surprised with its strength since last fall, just about every economic report exceeding consensus forecasts.

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Last week, the pound suffered its biggest weekly loss since early June 2012 after a weak retail sales report for January added to worries about the economy.

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It announced the move last week, and also said that it had improved its performance since the time featured in the committee's report.

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