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  "title": "United States: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation",
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  "summary": "The slow-paced growth rate of the U.S. economy, notwithstanding the bolstering attempts is disheartening. Implementing financial reforms and highly accommodative monetary policy are hoped to have a desired effect.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- The U.S. economy is experiencing a slow-paced growth rate despite bolstering attempts.\n- Financial reforms and highly accommodative monetary policy are hoped to have a desired effect.\n- Executive Board emphasized immediate attention to deficit reduction, debt ratio stabilizing strategies, removal of fiscal cliff uncertainties, and effective implementation of housing and labor market holstering policies.\n- Directors commended U.S. efforts in fostering international coordination on financial regulatory reforms and in securing successful multilateral trade negotiations.\n- Subject areas: Banking, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Housing prices, Mortgages, Prices, Public debt, Securities."
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      "heading": "Key findings and near-term growth assessment",
      "content": "- Slow-paced growth rate of the U.S. economy is disheartening.\n- Expectations that implementing financial reforms and highly accommodative monetary policy will improve outcomes.\n- Near-term risks linked to fiscal uncertainties, including the \"fiscal cliff\".\n- Housing and labor market weaknesses require effective implementation of supportive policies."
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      "content": "- Deficit reduction strategies to stabilize the debt ratio.\n- Removal of fiscal cliff uncertainties to support growth and stability.\n- Effective implementation of housing policies to address housing prices and mortgage market fragilities.\n- Labor market holstering policies to strengthen employment dynamics.\n- Continued international coordination on financial regulatory reforms and support for multilateral trade negotiations."
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    "Financial reforms and highly accommodative monetary policy are hoped to have a desired effect.",
    "Executive Board emphasized immediate attention to deficit reduction, debt ratio stabilizing strategies, removal of fiscal cliff uncertainties, and effective implementation of housing and labor market holstering policies.",
    "Directors commended U.S. efforts in fostering international coordination on financial regulatory reforms and in securing successful multilateral trade negotiations.",
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