Sentences with phrase «on federal stimulus»

When I interviewed him in Nashville, he chided his gubernatorial colleagues for relying too heavily on federal stimulus money, saying, «An awful lot of states took that money and treated it as continuing money and not like one - time help.»

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Given the billions in stimulus dollars that will be spent in coming years on infrastructure projects, demand for planners is likely to grow in lockstep with the flow of federal and provincial dollars to social housing, transit, public spaces and recreational amenities.

The Federal Open Market Committee and the European Central Bank are not only no longer offering a combined stimulus, they are a net drain on liquidity for the first time since stimulus was first introduced by former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

While Twitter's debut likely helped send shares of Facebook Inc. down, the overall tech industry also took a hit as the markets pulled back from record levels on worries that the Federal Reserve could soon start curtailing its economic stimulus program.

The Federal Reserve, then, might be right to back off on its stimulus, and may even be justified in moving faster than it is.

In one of the report's recommendations of policies to enhance global financial stability, it urged the Federal Reserve to clearly communicate its intentions on tapering the stimulus.

The Australian bourse has clocked up its best two - day gain in over 33 years after the market closed four per cent higher, following the biggest point gain ever on Wall Street and news of the federal government's $ 10.4 billion economic stimulus package.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who ran a projected $ 56 - billion federal deficit last year, recently softened his stance on stimulus along with his deadline to get back to balance, but even little trims hurt.

The Federal Reserve laid the groundwork Wednesday to begin winding down shortly the massive stimulus program it embarked on to rescue the economy from the financial crisis.

When asked about Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer's comments on the dangers of low rates, Gundlach said there is a lot of uncertainty, but he believes fiscal stimulus is coming.

With the ending of the stimulus funding and the repayment of the principal on assets maturing under the Insured Mortgage Purchase Program, the federal government's new borrowing requirements are falling dramatically.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The Federal Reserve could begin reducing the size of its bond - buying stimulus program as early as September but might wait longer if economic growth fails to pick up in the second half of the year, a top Fed official said on Tuesday.

The government's ability to offer quick fiscal stimulus is limited by campaigning for a federal election on Oct. 19, the report said.

For example, the need to keep the long - term fiscal trajectory on a sustainable path limits the size and duration of federal fiscal stimulus measures.

It has come to my attention that some economists claim that our sovereign federal government is more or less powerless to kickstart the economy because of our great dependence on the United States and therefore should do next to nothing: «Mr. Orr and other economists urged Ottawa to ignore pleas to boost stimulus spending further -LSB-...]

What effect will this stimulus have on the federal deficit and debt?

Five of the new funds listed on the Nasdaq and are clearly aimed at quelling investors» fears of a rising interest rate related to the Federal Reserve's announced $ 10 billion tapering of its economic stimulus.

WASHINGTON — Most business economists believe the Federal Reserve's controversial bond - buying stimulus program has helped boost the recovery, but differ on the effects of the healthcare reform law and other policies by President Obama and Congress, according to survey results released Monday.

The latest tame reading on inflation may give the Federal Reserve more wiggle room, if it is deemed necessary, to enact another round of stimulus, especially with recent economic data on the U.S. economy a bit disconcerting.

While this sounds like monetary madness, it should be remembered that Ben Bernanke, former Chair of the US Federal Reserve, urged such action on the Japanese government a decade ago to deal with that country's deflationary crisis, and referenced Milton Friedman's argument that a central bank financed stimulus via a «helicopter drop» of money could have saved the United States from the Great Depression.

Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to phase out its monetary stimulus had a mostly negative impact on global stock markets Friday.

The Bank of Canada held off on a further rate cut this week, opting instead to wait and see the size and structure of fiscal stimulus in the upcoming federal budget.

-LRB-...) After years of unprecedented monetary stimulus propping up the world's financial markets, investors are now confronting the reality of an end to the Federal Reserve's bond - buying program, which, as expected, the central bank reduced by another $ 10 billion on Wednesday.

That's a tough sell at a time when public opinion has tilted sharply against cutting taxes on the rich, and when a low unemployment rate and Federal Reserve interest rate increases have eliminated the case for fiscal stimulus.

With so much monetary stimulus currently on offer, it's no surprise that we have seen a recent surge in stock prices worldwide; stimulus that was reaffirmed again today as US retail sales came in below expectations, easing concerns that the Federal Reserve would begin tapering as early as September.

On the other side of the Atlantic the Federal Reserve's chairman, Ben Bernanke, recently made an announcement to reassure investors that the US central bank was still some way off of withdrawing their $ 85 billion a month monetary stimulus.

Global stock markets turned cautious Monday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve's monthly meeting for clues on when the central bank will start reducing its monetary stimulus.

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This stance could have the reverse effect and provide Congress with the stimulus to address the legal and moral mess that is the USA's federal stance on cannabis.

My priorities will be to slash wasteful federal spending, set our nation on a path to a balanced budget, end bailouts for bad business decisions, take leftover money from the Obama stimulus package to pay down the deficit, and repeal Obamacare.

The SLF, a left - of - centre pressure group, had first attempted to table a motion for the conference calling for a fiscal stimulus a month ago, but was rebuffed by the federal conference committee on the grounds that it would require a two - hour debate.

Boston, MA — The Massachusetts Republican Party today issued the following statement regarding the Democratic feeding frenzy on Beacon Hill over the anticipated federal tax dollars in the so - called «stimulus package.»

Leading conservative voices — including The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and The Weekly Standard and the talk show personalities Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck — took on the Republican nominee, Assemblywoman Scozzafava, who supports gay rights and abortion rights and had embraced some Democratic economic policies like the federal stimulus package.

Including the DOB adjustment, this year's budget will depend on at least $ 5.7 billion in temporary federal «stimulus» funding.

Speaking on «The Capitol Pressroom» recently, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said government jobs are suffering now because they were shielded from the recession in the beginning with federal stimulus money.

There is, however, on the fact the state's spending is projected to jump significantly next year when federal stimulus funds for Medicaid and education run out.

Federal economic stimulus aid helped close an estimated $ 162.5 billion in budget gaps among the 50 states in 2010, the report stated, citing a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington - based policy research group.

Few will recall or even care anymore that the bridge was high on Hein's extensive wish list for federal stimulus funds in early 2009.

A detailed look at the impact (some say lack of impact) federal stimulus money has had on creating jobs for Bronxites.

By Sean Ryan The president of a sewer construction company near Milwaukee wants the city to spend more federal stimulus money on sewer construction.

Albany faces even larger deficits in the next two fiscal years, after the expiration of a temporary tax increase on the wealthy in the coming year and the end of federal stimulus financing in the following year.

-- With Florida facing a shrinking population for the first time since World War II, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and the GOP - controlled Legislature balanced a $ 5.9 billion shortfall with cuts, federal stimulus money and tax hikes, including a $ 1 - a-pack tax increase on cigarettes.

The State, through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), awarded LIPA $ 6.7 million in Federal stimulus funding which will allow LIPA to connect the solar panels installed on the carports to the Long Island electric grid.

The total 2010 budget for the department as a whole would grow to $ 26.3 billion from $ 24 billion in 2008; the projection for 2009 is $ 33.9 billion, plus a whopping $ 39 billion for energy programs under the stimulus package recently passed and $ 1.6 billion for the Office of Science, which federal bureaucrats plan to spend primarily on building scientific facilities.

The $ 10 - billion price tag to get these projects on track is equally ambitious — California is looking for $ 4.7 billion of this to come from the $ 8 billion in stimulus money the federal government is making available for high - speed rail projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

When scientists talk about federal stimulus money for research, many focus on the approaching «cliff,» when funding will run out after 2 years.

State grants created under the federal stimulus law require the governor's office to agree on adopting the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code for residential buildings and the ASHRAE 90.1 standards for commercial buildings, she noted.

We know that the focus of the stimulus package is on short - term spending over 1 - 2 years, without long - term commitments of federal money.

The global stock market slump continues on Wall Street amid uncertainty that the Federal Reserve is committed to the economic stimulus.

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two - day meeting where many analysts expect they will announce a reduction in the central bank's $ 85 billion monthly stimulus.