… "where appropriate" and "calibrating the pace of fiscal consolidation to demand conditions where conditions allow and provided concerns about medium-term fiscal sustainability are addressed." The leaders agreed to refrain from competitive devaluation.

"We will refrain from competitive devaluation and will not target our exchange rates for competitive purposes," the revised wording, to be reviewed by finance ministers and central bankers at dinner, said. Revised passages also recognised the support …

We will refrain from competitive devaluation and will not target our exchange rates for competitive purposes. We will resist all forms of protectionism and keep our markets open. Large surplus economies should consider taking further steps to boost …

We will refrain from competitive devaluation and will not target our exchange rates for competitive purposes. We will resist all forms of protectionism and keep our markets open. Large surplus economies should consider taking further steps to boost …

An intense police investigation was carried out into the tycoon's death. THE funeral has taken place of the Georgian billionaire who collapsed and died at his home in Surrey earlier this month. Thousands of people took to the streets of Tbilisi on …

Summary: During the past thirty years conservatives have worked to dismantle the institutions that produced the prosperous middle class after WW2. Decades of starve-the-beast funding have weakened the schools (along with other social factors). Now our …

Ye and her close friend, 16-year-old Wang Linjia, who also died, were students at Jiangshan Middle School in Zhejiang, an affluent coastal province in eastern China, Chinese state media has reported. They were part of a group of students and teachers …

Woolworths‚ which expects to report earnings per share for the 53 weeks to June that are between 23% and 28% higher than the previous year‚ is relatively shielded as it targets a more affluent consumer. Noah Capital Markets retail analyst Roger Tejwani …

Chief Executive Officer Kenneth I. Chenault is trimming the firm's workforce to contain expenses and investing in new products such as a prepaid card sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) to broaden the lender's reach beyond more affluent customers.