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...Blanchard hopes to begin this summer, will allow state residents to buy bonds that not only pay tax-free interest but are also guaranteed to keep up with housing costs. For example, a family that wanted to buy a type of house now costing $75,000 but likely to climb in price to $105,000 in five years would invest $8,820 in the bond program over that period of time. The interest would boost the family's investment in five years to $10,500, enough for a down payment on the $105,000 home. If the price...
...fundamental desire of Americans to own their own property has inspired - some creative ways to reclaim the dream even as prices and interest rates continue to climb. While young first-timers must often settle for less than their parents had, most are delighted to be able to afford a home. -- Cleaning up the auto-insurance mess calls for a new system: coverage by the tankful...
...Producer Price Index for finished goods had risen 4 percent during 1988, the steepest climb in seven Years and nearly double the 2.2 percent increase posted in 1987. Many private economists expect further increases this year, although not at the double-digit levels that plagued the nation...
These are heady days as well for the U.S. dollar, which has risen 4% against the West German deutsche mark since the beginning of the month. The run-up is a side effect of rising interest rates, which the Federal Reserve has allowed to climb as a means of preventing inflation. But the U.S. and most European central banks decided last week to restrain the dollar by intervening in the currency markets. Reason: U.S. progress in narrowing its trade deficit is likely to be hampered by too strong a currency, since it increases the prices -- and reduces the competitiveness...
...officials stoutly denied the charges when the country's own intelligence agency had offered them evidence of Imhausen-Chemie's complicity as early as last October. Whatever the reason for Bonn's foot-dragging, the U.S. welcomed the change of tune. "The objective now is to let the Germans climb down without further embarrassment," said a senior White House official. "We want to prevent further shipment of German equipment and further participation of German personnel. We're persuaded that without them the plant will never go into production...