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...duties that the President had slapped on a variety of Japanese color televisions, computers and power tools on April 17. Abe outlined a series of economic proposals -- aimed at reducing his country's irritating surplus -- that Nakasone will present during his visit. The measures involve sustained efforts to boost Japanese consumer demand and thus imports. Japan also plans to encourage the lending of perhaps as much as $30 billion to Third World debtor nations. The prospect of the changes, however, did nothing to strengthen the U.S. dollar: last week it fell below 140 yen for the first time in more...
...know." We came to the back of Lenin's tomb, where we found an unguarded drain pipe leading to the roof. I gave Mike a boost and we shimmied up. Up top the Politburo folks were passing out mint juleps and trying to get the Kentucky Derby on a transistor radio...
Fitzwater later explained that a major impact of reducing Japanese interest rates would be to boost Japan's economic growth and increase consumer demand, as well as increase imports from the United States and other countries...
...just two weeks the national average interest rate on a 30-year fixed- rate mortgage jumped from 9.25% to 10.25%, and at some banks to about 11%. A 1 percentage point increase on a $100,000 mortgage at 9.25% would boost a homeowner's monthly payments by $73, to $896, or a total of $26,280 over the life of the loan. Homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, which now account for about 20% of outstanding home loans, may face automatic payment increases if the rate hike persists...
...Asian-American Association (AAA) yesterday kicked off a three-day extravaganza including symposia, movies, and a black-tie dance intended to boost awareness of Asian-Americans at Harvard, organizers said...