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...plummeting investor confidence in the American economy has only accelerated the greenback's erosion, which in a little over two years has depreciated from $1.1826 per euro in January, 2006 to Thursday's $1.56. The result is that products manufactured by companies paying euro-fixed salaries and supplies wind up in stores with dollar-denominated price tags looking prohibitively expensive to shoppers...
Central banks are supposed to "lean against the wind." Monetary policymakers increase overnight interest rates when strong growth is threatening to push up inflation, and they reduce rates when economies begin to slide into recession and deflation. But what to do when the wind is a cyclone? That is the question confronting the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and their counterparts as the financial storm spawned by U.S. subprime mortgages continues to wreak havoc across credit markets. The resulting higher borrowing rates and tighter credit standards threaten to pull the U.S. economy into recession...
Obama brings a refreshing air of exuberance to the campaign, but where are the details of his programs? Is he waiting to see which way the wind blows before he enlightens the public with clear, concise and executable programs? We cannot afford on-the-job training and haphazardly laid-out programs. We need a leader as direct and consistent as any politician can be in today's world of special-interest groups and demographically conflicting views and needs. Clinton brings to the table detailed programs and objectives. She might not be so exciting, but she is definitely what the doctor...
...Book of the AmericanShort Story, by Richard FordIf the book has “American” in thetitle, it must have Old Glory on the cover—that’s a given. But why stick with theclichéd image of an actual flag flying inthe wind if one can look at a peeling renditionpainted onto a pile of stacked logs?Forget the fact that it’s technically illegalto put the national symbol on anything;these editors obviously think an image ofthe American flag is only truly Americanif it’s down-home, peeling...
...Washington argues that a deep economic downturn in the United States - which consumes a quarter of the world's energy - could drive down global demand for oil, and wind up hurting oil-rich countries. But OPEC's 13 oil ministers - whose countries account for about 40% of the world's oil supply - have heard that argument from U.S. officials before, and have rejected it at three meetings in the past six months, most recently in Vienna on March 5. There, U.S. foes Venezuela and Iran took a lead in arguing against raising oil output...