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May 14, 2009 | Shanghai Daily

Tending the garden of China-US relations

THE US-China economic relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world - offering extraordinary benefits to both sides...

May 13, 2009 | Deseret News (UT)

Economist urges: Avoid protectionism

In tough economic times, the tendency is to take care of yourself, even at the expense of others...

May 13, 2009 | Reuters

Former U.S. official slams Fed for inflation risk

A sharp critic of the Federal Reserve and prominent authority on monetary policy on Tuesday slammed the U.S. central bank for risking inflation and warned that government action had "caused, prolonged and worsened" the country's financial crisis...

May 12, 2009 | Tennessean

International economic crisis forces countries to join the 'Axis of Upheaval'

The current condition of Somalia, as a safe haven for pirates, not to mention terrorists, and poachers of the wildlife of neighboring Kenya, with a chaotic non-government should not be unexpected. Unlike most Americans, I was in a position to see this nearly three decades ago...

May 13, 2009 | Bloomberg

Taylor Says Fed May Not Have Much Time Before Rate Rise Needed

The Federal Reserve may soon need to raise interest rates, said John Taylor, the former Treasury official who devised the “Taylor Rule,” a formula for rate- setting based on the outlook for inflation and growth...

May 13, 2009 | Bloomberg

Treasuries Rise After Retail Sales Unexpectedly Drop in April

Treasuries rose after a government report showed retail sales unexpectedly fell in April, suggesting the economy remains mired in recession...

May 12, 2009 | Dow Jones Newswires

UPDATE:Former Bush Treasury Official Blames Govt For Fincl Crisis

A top former Treasury official under the Bush administration laid the blame for the financial crisis at the foot of the government Tuesday, and said the government is itself the biggest risk to the economy in the months and years ahead...

May 12, 2009 | Bloomberg

Greenspan Sees ‘Seeds of a Bottoming’ in U.S. Housing

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the decline in the U.S. housing market may be bottoming and it’s “very easy to see” financial markets continuing to improve...

May 13, 2009 | RTTNews

Taylor Says Government Biggest Systemic Risk

Economics, Stanford University offered a keynote address at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's 'Financial Innovation and Crises' conference, addressing the role of the government in reducing systemic risk in the financial markets...

May 13, 2009 | Guardian (UK)

MONEY MARKETS-Dollar spreads tighten despite fresh concerns

Short-term dollar money markets showed no sign of stress in Asia on Wednesday even as the U.S. dollar tumbled, owing both to a recovery in risk appetite and to a fresh debate about the risks to the U.S. credit rating...