Sentences with phrase «debt during the economic crisis»

That is, will the legislation require that surpluses be realized during normal economic times to offset the run up in federal debt during the economic crisis or that only balanced budgets are required?

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The IMF says the reason for the debt build - up is the economic collapse during the 2008 financial crisis, and the policy response to that crisis.

Before the 2008/2009 financial crisis during the 2007 economic bubble, the margin debt of the NYSE was only about 2.62 % of US GDP, just short of the dot - com bubble high of 2000.

[8] Although commentators perceived Brown to have made some good decisions during the economic crisis, such as providing financial aid to several UK banks which found themselves in difficulty, his fiscal policy of borrowing and spending led to a dramatic increase in the country's national debt.