review department before assuming the New York Fed presidency in 2003. Geithner was named to RAND's

Police are appealing for information after a metal balloon caused a massive blackout around Dresden in Germany. Authorities said the" commercial foil balloon" caused a short-circuit at an electricity substation in the eastern German city on Monday afternoon. The subsequent power outage affected local hospitals, trams, factories, and an estimated 300, 000 households. Dozens of people were reportedly trapped in elevators for one hour until electricity was restored. Claudius Rokosch, a spokesperson

WASHINGTON: From Brazil to China, critics of the dollar-led world order notched a symbolic win last week after Fitch Ratings’ landmark move to strip the US of its AAA halo. Blaming ballooning deficits, fiscal brinkmanship and more, the credit ratings firm stoked fresh fears in Washington that America’s stature in the global economy was diminishing. Still, the post-Fitch reaction in the currency market tells a more reassuring story. Not only did the greenback weather the downgrade, it rose last W

WASHINGTON: From Brazil to China, critics of the dollar-led world order notched a symbolic win last week after Fitch Ratings’ landmark move to strip the US of its AAA halo. Blaming ballooning deficits, fiscal brinkmanship and more, the credit ratings firm stoked fresh fears in Washington that America’s stature in the global economy was diminishing. Still, the post-Fitch reaction in the currency market tells a more reassuring story. Not only did the greenback weather the downgrade, it rose last W

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