Sentences with phrase «recent economic stimulus»

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Perhaps reflecting the mixed signals being sent by an economy where equity markets are hot but other economic activity remains tepid, 30 % of respondents to a recent COMPAS poll say additional stimulus spending should «probably not» be made.

The head of the European Central Bank says recent signs of weakening economic growth are grounds for caution but not worrisome enough yet to consider changing the bank's stimulus and interest rate policy.

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.

Several high - profile economists and pundits are both frustrated and perplexed that initiatives like cash - for - clunkers, the $ 800 + billion U.S. stimulus program, and Japan's 20 installments of government spending juice (over recent years) have failed to trigger anywhere close to the expected multiplier1 impact on economic activity.

The Chinese government's recent measures to rein in credit creation and fiscal stimulus while avoiding a major economic slowdown appear to be proceeding steadily.

The statement did not mention the extra government stimulus that has been added since the Fed's most recent economic forecast in the form of a $ 1.5 trillion tax cut and a budget agreement that will add $ 300 billion in government spending over two years.

In addition, a recent study showed that a direct economic stimulus can act as a salve.

The economic stimulus package that President Obama signed in February includes $ 11 billion to build a bigger and more efficient grid, but a recent study by Oracle Corp. suggests that privately funded smart - grid projects face perception challenges.

The economic downturn and the recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act confront many district and school leaders with the confounding paradox of managing both recession - driven budget cuts and new stimulus funding intended to improve the achievement of underserved students.

The BoC's decision has been the subject of much debate — recent low interest rates were intended as an economic stimulus coming out of last year's recession, and some economists have been arguing that rates should stay low for the time being as a measure of protection against global market turmoil.

Why it matters: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the first major policy response to the most recent recession, provided $ 100 billion directly to U.S. taxpayers.

Although there have been a few glimmers of hope in recent economic news, including an increase in mortgage applications, an increase in retail sales, some positive cash flows and even profits by some of the larger banks, more clarity from the President about his stimulus package, and a rise in the stock market over the past week, so far nothing has turned positive for the trucking industry, and other than seasonal increases coming into the spring, likely won't for some time.