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Re: Pulso de Mercado: Intradía
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. grew at a meager 0.2% annual pace in the first three months of 2015, a period marked by severe weather, a major port dispute and a soaring dollar that curbed American exports. Consumer spending, the main engine of growth, slowed sharply to 1.9%, below the average 2.3% increase since the recovery began in mid-2009. Business investment in "structures" such as mining shafts and wells sank 23.1% in the first quarter, reflecting lower spending by U.S. energy companies seeking to cope with suddenly cheap oil. Other companies also cut back on investment amid a surge in the dollar that's made U.S. goods and services more expensive to sell outside the nation's borders. Exports tumbled 7.2% while imports edged up 1.8%. A bigger trade deficit subtracts from GDP. Spending on new home construction, meanwhile, rose a scant 1.3% as severe weather hampered builders. The value of inventories, which adds to GDP, increased by a surprisingly large $110.3 billion, the Commerce Department said. Inflation as measured by the PCE price index fell at a 2% annual pace, though the core rate that excludes food and energy rose at 0.9% clip.Sube el dólar, descienden las inversiones empresariales y aumenta el déficit en la balanza comercial. Interesante la parte del brusco descenso en las nuevas inversiones empresariales por parte de las compañías americanas. Lo que se están ahorrando en expandir el negocio lo parecen estar dedicando a amortizar deuda y, sobre todo, a recompras de acciones.