Fed up: American interest rates
Article Abstract:
The US Federal Reserve Board has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.5%, and it remains to be seen how this will affect the bond and stock market. The rate increase, the first in over two years, came about as an effort to control inflation.
Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
Economic policy, Interest rates, United States. Federal Reserve Board, Inflation (Economics)
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Pakistan's peculiar election
Article Abstract:
Local government elections have been held in Pakistan, and their significance is examined in detail.
Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
Elections, Pakistan, Local government
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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