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When and how much Those are the questions on the lips of investors, bondholders, and other Federal Reserve watchers. The Fed kept interest rates on hold at its Mar. 19 meeting. But the accompanying statement, in which the Fed abandoned its view that economic weakness was the greatest risk in the outlook, makes it clear that policymakers are thinking about the timing of rate hikes in order to bring monetary policy back to a neutral stance.
Even so, there are other factors that argue for some rise in short-term rates——perhaps as early as June, as Wall Street expects. While the Fed’s words lessen the chances of a rate hike at the May meeting, they do not set the criteria for a possible hike at the June 25-26 meeting.
The latest data seem to come down on the "evenly mixed" scenario. Businesses are backing off from last year’s feverish pace of stock-cutting, but domestic demand is holding up. Factories are busier
A. is nowhere near a sustainable growth.
B. is at its weakest point.
C. is near to complete recovery at hand.
D. is much better than it seems.
Parents with an adopted child wonder, when and how to tell their child that he or she is adopted. They also want to know if there are special problems for an adopted child.
Child and adolescent psychiatrists (精神病学家) recommend that the child be told about the adoption by the adoptive parents. Children should be told about their adoption in a way that they can understand.
There are two different views on when a child should be told about the adoption. Many experts believe the child should be told at earliest age possible. This approach provides the child an early opportunity to accept and integrate the concept of being "adopted". Other experts believe that telling a child too early may confuse the young child who can’t really understand the event. These experts advise waiting until the child is older.
In either case, children should learn of their adoption from the adoptive parents. This helps give the message that adoption is good an
A. how to hide the fact that he or she is adopted
B. when the child was born exactly
C. whether they should tell the child that he or she is adopted
D. if the child has certain disease
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