Word: buckley
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...national economies were slowing markedly even before the financial crisis exploded. Most economic statistics in the U.K. and around the Continent already look awful, but the turmoil of the last few weeks will likely make the downturn longer and more painful. "You name it, it's falling," says George Buckley, a London-based economist for Deutsche Bank...
...meltdown. The consequences are that the E.U.'s rules stipulating that budget deficits shouldn't exceed 3% of GDP and that debt shouldn't go over 60% are about to be consigned to the trash heap - at least temporarily. "Fiscal rules are going to have to be abandoned," says Buckley of Deutsche Bank. The E.U. commission, which is the keeper of those rules, has already given its green light. "The existence of exceptional circumstances allows a deficit temporarily above but close to 3% of GDP not to be considered as excessive," it said after the announcement of the coordinated bank...
...more than they could repay. They have driven home prices to historic levels by creating what amounts to artificial demand. We played by the rules: we paid our mortagages off. Some 25% of subprime housing borrowers did not. So who gets punished? People like my wife and me. Colin Buckley, Albuquerque, New Mexico...
...anti-immigration crusade. (His presidential campaign slogan: "Secure the borders. Deport those who don't belong. Make sure they never come back.") When Tancredo first entered political life 30 years ago, the county's most prominent homegrown politician was Republican Senator Bill Armstrong, a conservative of the William F. Buckley mold. Arapahoe voted for Ronald Reagan by a 39-point margin...
What an informative and entertaining writer Catherine Mayer is! Apart from enjoying her article on Cameron, I now have a much clearer insight into the person most likely to take the helm as Britain's next Prime Minister. Bob Buckley, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA...