U.S. Economy not yet losing steam from fuel prices - 2005-03-22
Gasoline prices have jumped more than 10 percent in the past month to $2.11 a gallon nationwide, the government said yesterday. And the latest run-up in oil futures may lead to even higher prices soon.

He said low inflation and low interest rates have also helped the U.S. economy, which has surprised him with its resiliency to the surge in energy costs.
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Rice Praises Growing Chinese Economy - 2005-03-22
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on March 21 that the U.S. side believes "it is a positive factor that Chinese economy is growing."

"China's very quick economic growth and its obvious impact on the international economy is something that everybody is watching and that everybody is concerned about," Rice told a press conference.
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