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...region (excluding Japan) to 5.5%, compared with 7.2% in 2004. The main culprits are the record-high price of oil, an expected weakening of the U.S. economy and an ailing dollar, which makes Asian products more expensive for U.S. consumers and curbs export growth. But a new factor putting the brakes on Asia is China. Over the past two years, soaring demand from China for everything from steel to palm oil to semiconductors has been the engine driving Asian economies. Fear of overheating, however, has forced Beijing's policymakers to curtail bank lending and new investment. For next year, Morgan...
...President's policy toward that budget deficit could prove to be a major factor for the economies of Asia. If the deficit is steadily reduced, growth in the States might slow and drag down Asian economies with it. But if the deficit continues to expand, the impact might be even worse. Beijing and Tokyo might lose interest in buying U.S. government bonds, which would speed up the deterioration in the value of the dollar and exert painful pressure on the global economy. "If the U.S. continues with the current fiscal policy, the chance of a dollar crisis is high," says...
...Factor in Harvard’s latest crop of freshmen, who like all rookies have yet to match their upperclass counterparts’ strength training, and the benefits to the Crimson are even more pronounced. Jon Pelle, Paul Dufault and Alex Meintel, 5’8, 5’9 and 5’9, respectively, will have an easier time bringing their raw talent to bear, rather than struggle against ECAC goons who defend with their hands and sticks, not their legs...
...factor in the 2004 curse reverse was Red Sox pitching. Following an uneven beginning, pitcher after pitcher handled the Yankees’ “superstars” and the Cardinals’ sluggers. Pedro Martinez was finally able to step away from his New York fear, while Tim Wakefield’s knuckleballs proved too much even for his own catcher Jason Varitek and, improbably, Derek Lowe was just as strong as the other aces...
...biggest factor, I would say, is the great job the black community on campus has done to make people feel comfortable once they get here, putting on great events over prefrosh weekend,” he said...