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BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 James Mehring	A Slower Speed Limit For The Economy? The second quarter produced solid economic growth, but there was also important news about revisions to real gross domestic product covering the past three years.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	Britain: Bit Of A Rate Cut In The Works? The British economy slowed sharply in the second quarter, perhaps by more than policymakers at the Bank of England would prefer.
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Roberts & Yanping	China's Rate Hike Is Just the Beginning China's surprise rate hike may be the first step in a long process to curb lending and inflation, without sacrificing growth.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	Britain: Rate Hikes May Take A Breather While the U.S. has only begun to lift interest rates, and the euro zone hasn't even started, the Bank of England might well be finished.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	South Korea: Debt-Laden -- And Facing Slower Exports The country's economy faces more hurdles in the coming year: slower spending, slower exports, declining industrial production, stagflation and a housing bubble.
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FDIC FYI September 17, 2003 Susan Burhouse	Evaluating the Consumer Lending Revolution Consumer balance sheets have become stretched by large amounts of new consumer and mortgage debt. This rapid increase in consumer spending and borrowing raises important questions about the sustainability of current debt loads and the vulnerability of the consumer sector to economic shocks.
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Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Dadush, Dasgupta, & Ratha	The Role of Short-Term Debt in Recent Crises The 1990s witnessed a boom in short-term lending by international banks to developing countries that lasted until Asia's financial crisis erupted in 1997. By 1997, nearly 60 percent of all outstanding international bank claims on developing countries had a remaining maturity of less than one year.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Robert J. Barro	Why the Second Half Looks More Solid Every Day Bigger defense outlays, improved global security, and economic stimulus should keep fueling a U.S. recovery
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BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Stanley Reed	Inside The Bank Of England The venerable central bank has led Britain to unprecedented prosperity. Now it's trying to contain a housing bubble. Will it succeed?
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Registered Rep. January 2, 2008 Halah Touryalai	2008: A Comeback Year For Wall Street? Probably Not. Last year's markets were not very kind to brokers and their firm. For those betting on 2008 to mark a comeback, the Federal Reserve has some gloomy news for you.
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National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Anthony Downs	Expect Soaring Home Prices in California to Level Off California, the most populous state, has by far the largest economy and contains the greatest investment in real estate of all types in the nation -- so what happens here should concern everyone interested in any kind of real estate.
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Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Catherine Pattillo	External Debt and Growth Reasonable levels of external debt that help finance productive investment may be expected to enhance growth, but beyond certain levels additional indebtedness may reduce growth. An IMF study estimates two critical turning points.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006	When Debt Is Good Mortgage good, credit card debt bad. Investors, it's similar with companies. If a sizable chunk of income won't be eaten up by debt payment obligations, that means more flexibility and more opportunity. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
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