Word: rising
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...remained in the background and raised four children during her husband's rise. Both times when he was purged, she followed him into rural exile. But when he journeyed to Japan last fall, she adopted a public role, standing ceremoniously by his side and visiting schools and factories. She also took on a sensitive post in the Communist Party's Military Advisory Commission, reportedly to keep watch on security matters for her husband. But she has no political strength of her own and is not a member of the ruling Politburo...
...current rate: 9%). The wage hikes could add $6 billion to the cost of public services in Britain, which the Labor government might have to offset by raising taxes and cutting government expenditures by $3 billion. If so, the number of unemployed in the country could rise from about 1.5 million to 2 million...
...industry officials agree that the surest way to resolve the problem is to lift price controls. But that is politically difficult because it would boost living costs and thus run counter to the Administration's anti-inflation drive. Last week the DOE estimated that gasoline prices would rise by about 9? a gal. under present price controls by the end of 1980, and by about 13? a gal. if the restraints were lifted. Though the department contends that decontrol would probably not greatly increase the premium on unleaded, now 4.4%, it agrees that under the worst of circumstances...
...statistics-along with the consumer price index-that regularly stir hot political debate. Last week the Government reported that in January joblessness dropped slightly, to 5.8% of the labor force, continuing a period of little change. As the economy slows later this year, however, the rate is sure to rise, and so will questioning about whether the nation is paying too high a price to curb inflation...
...January, although lately the rate has eased back slightly. Already MMCs account for a startling $80 billion in deposits, and some bankers are wondering whether they were such a good idea. Their purpose was to keep banks flush with mortgage money, which dries up when interest rates rise and people begin emptying out savings accounts to buy high-interest bonds. While the MMCs have prevented that from happening, they have also led banks into a tight profit squeeze, since they have had to pay more for their money as T-bill rates climb...