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Smooth passage for US Treasury chief
US Treasury secretaries traditionally dominate the international meetings in which they take part, if only because they represent the largest economy in the world. Yet, curiously, their prominence on the international stage is sometimes larger than at home . . . more | |
Surplus is dividing line of election candidates
In an effort to dispel the widespread impression that there is not much at stake for the US economy in November's presidential election, Al Gore likes to trot out a time-worn but still faintly amusing joke . . . more | |
Fed's chairman is human after all
He is lionised, idolised and virtually deified as The Slayer of Inflation, Surveyor of All Data, Scourge of Irrational Exuberance, Bulwark Against Chaos, High Priest of the Dismal Science, Guarantor of Growth and Lord Protector of the US Economy . . . more | |
Canada riding high on a wave of optimism
Canadian officials like to boast that prospects for the country's economy have not looked so positive at any time in the past three or four decades. Their optimism is not misplaced . . . more | |
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