Topics: Ask an American-The global economy; insidious versus vile versus despicable; lock and load; fancy versus fanciful

Words:
index
relative
quarter
close
industrialized world
structural
monetary
fiscal
to run (one's) limits
to connect the dots
holistic
systematic
to frame (an issue/problem)
insidious
vile
despicable
lock and load
fancy
fanciful