We are in somewhat uncharted waters today, with two of the most sizable
fiscal stimulus packages in recent memory having been inked in the past few months.
I'm not counting on
big fiscal stimulus packages from Washington, D.C. to boost growth much, but they might delay the next recession for a while.
If he succeeds, wages rise — assuming he will get through some big
fiscal stimulus package through -, while inflation probably picks up and the Fed tightens interest rates.
«We anticipate a re-strengthening of the global economy given very accommodative monetary policy and
fiscal stimulus packages by a selection of the world's major economies.
As for the U.S., I'd actually be quite comfortable with a reasonable amount of «helicopter money» provided that the
accompanying fiscal stimulus package was focused, not on consumption, but on productive investment at the public, private and individual level (infrastructure, investment and R&D tax credits, workforce training, education, and so forth).
In the wake of the financial panic in late 2008, most economies
adopted fiscal stimulus packages of spending increases and tax cuts in keeping with Keynesian ideas (which I cautioned about in my March 2009 column).
Not to mention, the White House & Congress have just passed maybe the largest ever pro-cyclical
US fiscal stimulus package — there's more fuel for the bonfire.
He oversaw the $ 40 - billion
fiscal stimulus package that helped the Canadian economy weather the financial crisis, then guided the federal budget back toward balance.
US interest rates could rise another 1 % over the next 18 months if the Federal Reserve believes President - elect Trump can push through his mooted $ 5tr
fiscal stimulus package.
Below are five considerations that ought to be taken into account when assessing
any fiscal stimulus package.
Though gauging the possibility of political agreement on
a fiscal stimulus package remained difficult, any potential introduction of such legislation still appeared some way off.