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January 16, 2009

stimulus

Stimulus, Fiscal Stimulus

stimulus (noun) - something that encourages activity

fiscal stimulus (noun) - increased government spending or tax cuts to help the economy grow more quickly and move out of a recession

time for a fiscal stimulus

very modest amount of fiscal stimulus is the classic remedy for the current economic sluggishness

the idea of a fiscal stimulus is precisely to promote consumption


a fiscal stimulus to enliven the economy
a dose of fiscal stimulus

the economy might bounce back without any fiscal stimulus

keep credit flowing to small businesses, and pile one fiscal stimulus package on top of another


domestic inflationary pressures due to buoyant growth and expected fiscal stimulus for next year will leave little room for relaxation on the interest rate front

a bold fiscal stimulus
this is one economy that could get away with a bold fiscal stimulus without facing a currency crisis

an unnecessary fiscal stimulus
a short-term fiscal stimulus is unnecessary this year

a powerful fiscal stimulus
a quick fiscal stimulus
delivering a fiscal stimulus quickly to the economy

limited fiscal stimulus
the stimulus given to the economy  was at first limited.

a fiscal stimulus package should be implemented quickly
President Bush saying he would veto any more fiscal stimulus

a fiscal stimulus plan
the fiscal stimulus plan isn't going to fix the structural problems of the economy

negotiations over a fiscal stimulus plan
they might or might not accept in a fiscal stimulus package

an expansionary fiscal stimulus
first time we've ever tried to get out of a recession without some fiscal stimulus

fiscal stimulus, itself, a short run policy
the third major fiscal stimulus in four years.

he wants to have this fiscal stimulus of about $15 billion happen immediately, during this fiscal year
massive monetary and fiscal stimulus in the pipeline will fire up the Japanese economy
seeking to privately coax Japan toward fiscal stimulus and banking sector reform

If you are going to give a fiscal stimulus, how do you do it?
in the absence of the profligate fiscal stimulus to demand, the Fed could have allowed much lower interest rates.

excessive fiscal stimulus
this development rules out any further fiscal stimulus

cutting taxes and raising spending would be the fiscal stimulus that would jump start the economy
we're not going to have the fiscal stimulus that we've had coming out of other recessions

enact a fiscal stimulus
implement a fiscal stimulus
 
I think we're going to need some budget fiscal stimulus
it would be a year from now before a fiscal stimulus could be enacted and implemented
once the need for fiscal stimulus is recognized, he notes, it may take months to pass the necessary legislation

in Japan, they're talking about increasing their fiscal stimulus some seven trillion yen
the legislature approved a $126 billion fiscal stimulus package to revive the sluggish Japanese econo
a mild package of fiscal stimulus, say $ 25 billion to $ 30 billion a year, that'll get us through the recession

the consequences of a fiscal stimulus
the consequences of fiscal stimulus might be both complicated and unintuitive

maybe tax incentives, fiscal stimulus or a cut in the capital-gains tax to enliven the economy

if we use fiscal stimulus to raise the economy's growth rate, it will net cost us something, for sure
the Republican filibuster against the fiscal stimulus package
Republicans started drafting plans for a package of fiscal stimulus

Japan's current policy of fiscal stimulus is based on the hope that the economy will revive before the mounting cost overwhelms them
a large amount of fiscal stimulus is coming into the economy

America should forgo its short-term fiscal stimulus (Congress seems happy to oblige on this) and then implement medium-term budget cuts twice as big as those set out in Bill Clinton's February plan (don't hold your breath).

 With no room for a fiscal stimulus in most countries, there seems little they can do to boost output and jobs.

 Roughly half of the $16 billion in fiscal stimulus that Bill Clinton proposed earlier this year was earmarked for infrastructure.

 the speed of the upswing was largely the result of the scale of monetary and fiscal stimulus given to the system as a whole.

hunger as a stimulus for an aggressive predatory animal


Example sentences:

* There is more evidence in Germany that domestic inflationary pressures due to buoyant growth and expected fiscal stimulus for next year will leave little room for relaxation on the interest rate front.

* Thanks to its balance-of-payments strength, it is one economy that could get away with a bold fiscal stimulus without facing a currency crisis.

* The commitment also rules out any further fiscal stimulus, particularly as the budget deficit is already so high and rising fast.

 * The IMF reckons that America's GDP will expand by 3.2% this year and next, and argues that a short-term fiscal stimulus is unnecessary.

* In a simple instance, such as hunger, the stimulus is particularly noticeable to a hungry animal, which then works hard to obtain the food.



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