01911cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006652 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455206766 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United States : 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (58 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The U.S. economy is recovering from a financial crisis, but remains vulnerable to shocks. Executive Directors welcomed health care reform, fiscal stabilization, and the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) assessment, which acknowledged that the financial system has strengthened. Directors underscored the risks in the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets, revitalizing private securitization, and reforms to the housing finance system, including government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Directors appreciated the United States for promoting multilateral economic management. Directors assessed that U.S. economic policy could help secure global growth and stability through fiscal consolidation, which could reduce account deficit, and strengthen the financial sector. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/249 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/249/002.2010.issue-249-en.xml IMF e-Library