Commentary

Federal Reserve officials are using a forecast of moderate growth and low inflation to justify conti

DA, DA, NYET, DA That's what Boris Yeltsin wanted in Sunday's four-part Russian referendum,

QUEBEC'S FRENCH-SPEAKING MAJORITY is becoming more relaxed about English- language incursions into t

Is it possible to weave into one country's reputation for excellence the longstanding traditions of

TRADE DOCUMENTS COULDN'T BE SIMPLERI wish to take exception to your March 24 front-p

Following the Vancouver summit and the Tokyo G-7 meetings, a new "domino" theory is emerging in U.S.

IT ISN'T OFTEN the IRS is thrown for a big loss on a major tax case, but that's exactly what happene

A baker's dozen of senators met with Budget Director Leon Panetta last week in an effort to get the

CONSERVATIVES have been warning President Clinton that over-taxing the rich doesn't yield much new r

For many Americans working for the nation's corporations, President Clinton's health-care plan poses

As Congress struggles with the first Clinton budget, it should recall a lessonfrom 1986 when

When President Clinton held his first meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa earlier t

Overnight polls immediately after President Clinton's State of the Union address showed a strong, fa

EVER SO SLOWLY, railroads are regaining long-haul business lost to truckers during the last 40 years

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has a talent for wasting money, and the maritime cargo preference laws are Ex

Quotas, targets, benchmarks. Are these carefully defined terms or just code words for gaining a tact

RAIL TAXES WON'T GO TO HIGHWAYSThe Department of Transportation would like to correct the re

WHATEVER THE RESULTS of Russia's big referendum on Sunday, there isn't much chance the country will

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BILL CLINTON got a lot of mileage during the campaignfrom a simple pr

President Clinton is getting an early look at the soul-trying side of the presidency. The tr

Senior officials from some of the world's most dynamic economies gathered for four days earlier this

IT'S TOUCHING TO HEAR the European Community's heartfelt concerns over the economic reform process i

Last week's summit between President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa provided en

Economic growth slowed in the first quarter, but the slowdown apparently was modest. Temporary facto

The North American free-trade agreement is in trouble. Despite the recent affirmation of support by

On April 16, 2002, the U.S. Customs Service announced the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terroris

SHIPPERS KNEW TRUCK RATES WERE WRONGIn an ironic way, it was appropriate that your e

The Czech Republic's voucher privatization program, originally seen as the fastest way to convert th

IF PRESIDENT CLINTON thought there was an easy way to reduce the U.S. trade imbalance with Japan, he

President Clinton has inherited an old and inadequate trade agenda from his Republican predecessors.

WORKERS who expect their companies' retiree health benefits to be around when they retire should thi

MANY AMERICANS HAVE heard of the value-added tax, or VAT. "It's something they have in Europ

Labor Secretary Robert Reich's new Commission for the Future of Worker- Management Relations is abou

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The Clinton administration is still debating whether to grant permanent, unconditional most-favored-

RAPID GROWTH HAS ITS DANGERS, as China's leaders are finding out. The Asian Development Bank

When you live on the East Coast, it's hard to fully grasp the importance of Asia. Many peopl

The spectacular success of regional trade agreements in the last 10 years means a world increasingly

A little-known provision of the U.S. tax code has emerged as a major vehicle to finance long-term de

EXPECT SOME TIGHT SMILES when President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa meet tod