Remarks before the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, Texas, February 23, 2006 ; "As long as the Federal Reserve does its job of holding inflation at bay, and as long as our political leaders resist protectionism and let the private sector get on with its work, we will...

Remarks at the Institute of Economic Affairs' 23rd Annual State of the Economy Conference, London, February 6, 2006 ; "I posit that China and India and the new players will enhance American productivity and abet U.S. growth, not threaten it. These rising economies will provide sources of inputs...

Remarks before the Little Rock Rotary Club, Little Rock, February 14, 2006 ; "If we create the conditions to let our private sector do what it does by its very nature--constantly adapt and reposition itself--then we have nothing to fear from competition from our trading partners, including those...

Remarks before the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, Texas, February 23, 2006 ; "As long as the Federal Reserve does its job of holding inflation at bay, and as long as our political leaders resist protectionism and let the private sector get on with its work, we will...

Remarks before the Little Rock Rotary Club, Little Rock, February 14, 2006 ; "If we create the conditions to let our private sector do what it does by its very nature--constantly adapt and reposition itself--then we have nothing to fear from competition from our trading partners, including those...

Remarks at the Institute of Economic Affairs' 23rd Annual State of the Economy Conference, London, February 6, 2006 ; "I posit that China and India and the new players will enhance American productivity and abet U.S. growth, not threaten it. These rising economies will provide sources of inputs...

The evidence suggests that the combination of a slowdown in trade finance and inventory adjustments likely explain the recent trade dynamics.

Global economic integration may have made other countries more dependent on each other and weakened their initial responses to U.S. economic fluctuations.