Mr.Rudd praised Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's proposal to ease the credit crisis in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Credit has improved in some cases since the financial crisis worsened in September.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

But then the financial crisis struck, freezing capital inflows as international credit dried up.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Some countries are blaming the United States for sparking the economic crisis through the deregulation of its financial scene - a move that led to a credit crunch and sparked an economic recession.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01