David Cohen
David Cohen
Former writer for The Simpsons who helped develop the hit animated series Futurama.
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 July 1966
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The U.S. and China continue as the primary engines of export growth for the region, and we are seeing improvements in Europe and Japan as well. Export strength is helping support investment and consumer demand.
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Exports are susceptible to the pharmaceuticals number, which is volatile from month to month.
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The improvement in exports has been shared by regional neighbors. The electronics sector has been picking up in the region and the rest of the world, and that's one more sign that is continuing.
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Exports held up at a solid increase and imports have been in a more moderate range, after skyrocketing in the middle of the year.
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I think that it is an excellent school, but it ought also to be a model for how to conduct employee relations, between an employer and an employee, and I don't think that it does that,
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I'm going to Dubai to ride him. He's just got so much speed, and you can see he's got a ton of heart, too.
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It appears the grand jury believed that he had no idea how severely she was hurt. I don't believe that he intended to ignore his daughter and what happened here is an unfortunate accident.
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Consumer spending should be able to continue to contribute as it has in the past couple of quarters. The labor market is in better condition than it has been in a few years and that should be supportive of consumer spending.
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The economy is finishing the year on a strong note.
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But undeniably they're going to be the second-largest economy in the world in a few years. And then the question is, At what point do they surpass the U.S. in size?
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The distribution side is very difficult. On the contribution side, there's at least some agreements being developed.
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They have one of the largest foreign reserves holdings in the world and rather than put it in (US) treasury bills, one way to diversify it is through their portfolio managers.
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You could describe this as a correction after the spike we saw in December but it still leaves a healthy upward trajectory in place.
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Manufacturing is picking up in the second half. Pharmaceuticals can be enormously volatile, but overall they are on an uptrend.