WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. central bank saw the country's economic activity continued to rise, but at a modest pace, according to the latest Federal Reserve（联邦储备系统） survey released on Wednesday. The survey（调查）, k...
To understand where the economy might be heading, we should take a look at where it has been recently. A year ago, our economy, indeed all the world's major economies were reeling from the effects of a devastating financial crisis. Policymakers here...
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In his strongest comments yet, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says strengthened regulation of financial markets is required to stem excessive risk taking. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations...
The retired former chief of the U.S. central bank, Paul Volcker, told a congressional committee Thursday that to avoid further financial crises there needs to be greater regulation of financial institutions. Paul Volcker testifies before Joint Econo...
As Congress debates President Bush's proposed bail out of the bad loans of financial institutions, central bank chief Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. economy risked very serious consequences if measures were not taken. VOA's Barr...
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, has predicted further negative impacts for Americans from the U.S. and global financial crisis, which he called a credit tsunami. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, Greenspan and two other current and f...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Experts Say Babies Should Be Fed Only Breast Milk for the First Six Months By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, August 16, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Developm...
DIALOGUE 95 1--You're not looking very cheerful. What's the matter with you? 2--Oh, nothing special. I'm just a bit fed up. 1--With the job? 2--With everything, with catching the same train every morn...
DIALOGUE 55 1--You're not looking very cheerful. What's the matter with you? 2--Oh, nothing special. I'm just a bit fed up. 1--With the job? 2--With everything, with catching the same train every morn...
