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Unfortunately, another effect of the boom has been to raise consumer debt and the U.S. balance-of-payments deficit to alarming levels. These have added to the inflation concerns of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who on Feb. 2 jacked up interest rates another quarter of a percentage point. Further tightening could spook an increasingly jittery stock market, and the pressure for a bigger boost remains strong. Much of America's current wealth could evaporate with stunning speed. Despite big average increases in disposable income, Tyson pointed out, "savings rates are still declining, and no one knows what...
Other board members were more optimistic. "Europe is at the beginning of a renaissance," predicted Kenneth Courtis, the Tokyo-based vice chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia. "The euro is creating a competitive marketplace almost as big as the U.S.--and in effect outside the control of any government." In addition, the weak euro--down from a value of $1.17 at its birth a year ago to less than $1 now--has been a boon to European exporters. On the other hand, Hormats was worried that the euro's slide has taken some of the pressure off structural reform...
...wait, a little to the left-things like that. A couple times he told me, Cole, you don't really have to do this, but I wanted to do it. I wanted to make the audience see that it was my eye-I wanted to do it for the effect it would have on the audience. It's part of Johns character; he's kind of out there...
Celebrity endorsements have long been a peculiar piece of the American political tradition. They have rarely had any measurable effect on the outcome of a race. Americans, fortunately, tend to evaluate political candidates based on message and ideology rather than celebrity support. The Presidency isn't like a high school election, where the kid on the baseball team with the most popular friends wins...
Despite the defections and switched allegiances in the elections Monday night, Winters does not think the personal maneuvering will have a big effect on the relationships between council members...