…will do what ObamaCare won’t: reduce the wasteful spending that permeates Medicare. Seniors will choose more economical health plans and put downward pressure on prices across the board. Indeed, vouchers…

…banks, Banco Galicia Uruguay(BGU) and Banco Comercial (BC), which account for 20% of the country’s total, saw near-term liquidity pressure and an ensuing banking crisis in 2002 (see this IMF…

…energy. But the harmonised index of German consumer prices (HICP) increased a greater than expected 2.2% over the year, suggesting upward pressure to the headline Eurozone rate remains in play….

…eventually pressures in these economies should fade with fiscal austerity. However, pressures are in the pipeline. Tight capacity utilization and labor markets will inevitably drive inflation on the cost side….

…interest rates immediately to avoid inflation, and with all of the pressure to address the budget deficit, if anything the bias in policy seems to be in the other direction….

…Chinese macroeconomic policy is in the process of becoming a cautionary tale. Basic economics says that by deciding to keep the renminbi undervalued, the Chinese put themselves under inflationary pressure;…

…New guidelines will likely double the number of persons qualifying for the surgery. (If i had high blood pressure I would qualify, and I’m not that fluffy). POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS ALERT:…

…specific airline—meant the end of that model, leading to industry consolidation, downsizings, and closings—just as the insurance agents are feeling the pressure now of the impending “exchanges.” And, as then,…

…naturally for all groups a pressure in this direction, which entrepreneurs will be more ready to meet when they are doing better business. For this reason a proportion of any…

…process is coming under pressure, a second major mortgage lender said that it was suspending court cases against defaulting homeowners so it could review its legal procedures Update: Seven banks…