The two presidents met for the first time on the sidelines of the G-20 economic conference in London in early April and set in motion what Clinton says is an effort to raise the frequently contentious U.S.-Russian relationship to a higher level.
VOA: standard.2009.05.07
The markets opened on news that Australia is the first G-20 country to see its central bank raise interest rates, a vote of confidence in the global economic recovery, at least for asset-rich countries with emerging-market ties like Australia.