In a speech to the Securities Industry Association annual meeting on 6 November Alan Greenspan of the Federal Reserve said soaring government budget deficits threaten the US economy in the long term and must be brought under control. But striking an optimistic tone he noted a growing number of signs of strength in recent months and said that even the weak job market should soon start to show improvement.

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