Word: interestion
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...already hold. Dumping dollars on world markets would only depress its value further, undermining nations' own reserves. "Central banks will continue to get out of dollars on the margins, but they don't want to be seen selling dollars hand over fist," Englander says. Besides, with economies weak and interest rates at low levels throughout the industrialized world, there is a lack of better choices. "The dollar may not be attractive, but when you look at the alternatives, nothing is that exciting," says Englander...
...that should start working to our advantage," says a senior Treasury official. Friday's report offers some comfort on that front, in that the monthly job-loss number continues to trend downward, and also because the 10.2% jobless rate gives the Federal Reserve little reason to begin raising interest rates anytime soon, which augurs well for economic improvement...
From a vast pool of adolescent athletes emerge high school athletes, who demonstrate energy, interest, and some athletic ability...
...fueled Bolivarian revolution (named for 19th century South American independence hero Simón Bolívar) discriminates against the middle class. When he recently applied for a mortgage to buy a new house in a safer neighborhood, he says he was offered an exorbitant interest rate, set largely by the government, because of his economic status. "I came out with the impression that they give priority to the lower strata," he says. It's admirable to boost the poor, who before Chávez were largely ignored by Venezuela's élite. But Flerida Rengifo, a demographics analyst...
...especially in the top ranks of journalism, there's class bias. If I wanted to look at potential conflicts of interest in reporters covering bank bailouts, for instance, I'd be less concerned about their party affiliation than whether they're based (like me) in New York City, where the economy lives and dies on finance...