Many are watching for signs that the economic recovery is picking up the pace.
Economic growth is picking up, with GDP up 11.4% in the final quarter of last year, compared with a year earlier.
Economic growth has been picking up in Japan, and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won a landslide reelection for himself and his party last month, suggesting that Japan is mustering the political will to make much needed structural changes in its economy.
Investment banking activity, which witnessed a steep drop during the recent economic downturn, has been picking up in 2010.
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One lesson is that getting monetary and fiscal policies right may be even more important than picking the best economic model.
One clear message we can draw from Mr Lew's selection is that President Obama feels more self-confident now than he did four years ago, at least when it comes to picking his top economic officials.
The general's trip came as economic activity between the two countries is picking up.
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Economic growth is strong in France and picking up in Britain, Italy and Germany.
First, as I noted here a few weeks ago, the Congressional Budget Office and other economic forecasters see U.S. growth picking up in the near term but slowing down significantly on a sustainable basis.
Retail sales surprised on the upside, manufacturing has shown signs of picking up, unemployment claims have declined, leading economic indicators were up 0.3% in September for the third straight month, and 3rd quarter earnings reports are including a number of improved outlooks from major corporations.
Part of his stock picking is based on fundamental analysis, part on taking the economic temperature of the stocks' homelands.
Economic uncertainty still looms, and could easily derail PE deal recovery, but the fundamentals look positive and demand is picking up.
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