That's what I'm most proud of about this team - the senior players are leading by example. It's a lovely thing to see.

This is a team that has a really good feel and a lovely balance. We have some good young Grade 9 girls and we're getting leadership from our older players.

The (Federal Open Market Committee) will welcome this report but will need more evidence that the consumer spending slowdown will be sustained over the balance of the year.

No, that has nothing to do with Paul's decision. Paul has done a fabulous job at Tennis Australia over 12 great years. He's decided the time is right now.

The data continue to point to the Federal Reserve's major unresolved question: Is the economy slowing enough to vent the pressure on labor markets and inflation?

It was literally dead even. There was a lot of action and end-to-end play. We played a solid game but just couldn't finish. And Humberside played well and couldn't finish.

Rarely does the flat-out best wrestler win [at state]. There are so many factors. You have to have a good tourney. You have to have a good draw, and you have to be talented.

With imports now more than one third higher than exports, it will take a sharp reversal in these growth rates for the trade shortfall to narrow on a sustained basis. Although the U.S. economy is slowing and international economic activity is accelerating, it is unlikely that the trade deficit will narrow anytime soon.