Both men are conservative. The president's opponents have criticized his handling of the economy -- inflation is high.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Keeping interest rates high was destroying the economy.

保持高的利率,是在摧毁经济。

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The general view is that if it's not extreme the rise is not too extreme it's good for the health of the economy as long as we don't have inflation that's too high.

一般的观点是如果它不极端,价格提升不太严重的话,只要我们没有太高的通货膨胀,它就对经济有好处。

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Still,a private report said consumer confidence in the economy reached a two-year high this month.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Russia,according to Mr.Medvedev, must move from an economy based on natural resources to innovation and high tech, which will require democratization.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Chinese Society Entrepreneurs and Ecology represents 130 businessmen who have embraced the principles of green economy: one builds energy efficient high-rise buildings;

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

The BOJ has been under intense government pressure to stimulate the economy since the yen reached a 14-year high last week against the dollar.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

And while Yemen's Central Bank projects economic growth as high as eight percent in 2010, to average Yemenis, the idea that their country's economy is growing is laughable.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

Eighty billion dollars of that total was to be pumped into the U.S.economy to promote development of renewable energy, urban mass transit, high-speed rail systems and clean energy jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

It's just that we have to open our eyes and see." Abe attributes the increase in child poverty to the country's changing demographics, struggling economy and high social security premiums.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"I have to say that there was one question that was voted on that ranked fairly high and that was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Rajesh Jain, a stock market analyst in Mumbai, says there is widespread optimism that India's economy, which is largely driven by domestic demand, will return to high growth rates faster than other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Is it little wonder that job growth is lagging in our economy?" The president says he is not surprised that Americans are angry that the jobless rate remains high, and that this has hurt his approval rating, which stands at about 50 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

"He is at 50 or below in most surveys, and that is mainly because of the economy, which continues to be stubbornly weak, the unemployment rate is very high and still in double-digits, and as a consequence Obama does not have much margin for error,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Despite signs of a gradually improving economy, job growth continues to lag in the U.S.Unemployment remains high at 10 percent after the economy shed another U.S.Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue says the reason is obvious: uncertainty is causing large and small businesses to think twice before hiring new workers.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12