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A funny thing happened on the way to recession.(The Economy)
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ABA Banking Journal
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Anderson, Scott
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AH, SPRING! RENEWAL AND growth are in the air, or perhaps "Hope Springs Eternal" is a better way to describe recent economic and financial market trends. Whatever the case, the fixed income and stock markets are revealing a bit more confidence and risk taking.
According to the American Association of Individual Investors, small investors are showing a lot of confidence in stocks, if not their own future job prospects. The investor confidence index has rebounded smartly since March 14, 2008, the day Bear Stearns collapsed.
More signs of healing come from the narrowing spread between high-yield corporate bonds and the 10-year Treasury yield (see chart). Even bond ...
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Fiscal stimulus package set to spur recovery, NATION
The Nation (Thailand);
February 23, 1999 ;
JEERAWAT NA THALANG;
773 words
......government plans to implement a fiscal stimulus package to hasten recovery of the...aids will supplement the fiscal stimulus package. They are synchronised...We cannot discuss a fiscal stimulus package until the financial conditions...
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Impact of stimulus package likely to be felt next year, BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times (Malaysia);
September 26, 2001 ;
Hamisah Hamid; Zety Fazilah Baharuddin;
627 words
......involving a RM4.3 billion fiscal stimulus package announced by the Government...announced the RM4.3 billion fiscal stimulus package in which most of the allocations...announced a RM3 billion fiscal stimulus package in addition to the RM28...
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Now the economy; Craft fiscal stimulus cautiously.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
September 23, 2001 ;
464 words
......carefully in assembling a fiscal stimulus package, for at this anxious moment...but they're not right for fiscal stimulus. The Medicare plan is a permanent...of this argues against a stimulus package that would be quick and temporary...
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Now the economy; Craft fiscal stimulus cautiously.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
September 23, 2001 ;
466 words
......carefully in assembling a fiscal stimulus package, for at this anxious moment...but they're not right for fiscal stimulus. The Medicare plan is a permanent...of this argues against a stimulus package that would be quick and temporary...
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Stimulus package can wait ; Rebates were a bust the first time around.
Columbia Daily Tribune;
August 3, 2008 ;
484 words
......Obama has also endorsed that approach - a rerun of the fiscal stimulus. Of course, there is another way to interpret the events of the past few months - namely, that fiscal stimulus is a lousy way to increase consumer spending, as it...actually better for Congress to wait before passing a ...
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Proposed Economic Stimulus Package Falls Short
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
January 24, 2008 ;
573 words
......of a proposed fiscal stimulus package, which was agreed...benefits from a stimulus package. Baucus has announced...Quick action on a fiscal stimulus package is imperative...incorporated into the fiscal stimulus package, and we hope that...
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Fiscal stimulus; GOP packages get it backward.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
November 8, 2001 ;
433 words
...Last month, the U.S. House passed an economic stimulus package that is a brazen giveaway to affluent corporations...better - and last week they introduced an economic stimulus package that is a brazen giveaway to affluent individuals...narrow constituencies, is that they have turned fiscal ...
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Fiscal stimulus; GOP packages get it backward.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
November 8, 2001 ;
435 words
......Last month, the U.S. House passed an economic stimulus package that is a brazen giveaway to affluent corporations...better - and last week they introduced an economic stimulus package that is a brazen giveaway to affluent individuals...narrow constituencies, is that they have turned fiscal ...
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The economic stimulus package: how does spending help?(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
The Christian Science Monitor;
February 4, 2008 ;
Francis, David;
787 words
......columnist A reader asks: Could you please explain how a stimulus package (which creates more federal debt but puts cash...countering with easier monetary policy and short-term fiscal stimulus, says Bluestone. He emphasizes the words short...income for the last five years will benefit from the ...
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CHAIRMAN CONRAD COMMENTS ON FISCAL STIMULUS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
January 22, 2008 ;
196 words
......Committee chairman Kent conrad (d-nd) on Fiscal Stimulus: "It is becoming increasingly clear...when it is needed. We also need a stimulus package that is temporary, to ensure that...remains to pay for the cost of any stimulus package over five or ten years so that it...
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Momentum builds for economic stimulus package.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor;
January 18, 2008 ;
Chaddock, Gail Russell;
787 words
......talking about a stimulus package in the $100 billion...have to have a stimulus package that is timely...budget deficits and fiscal discipline are...again with this fiscal stimulus package, and I'm troubled...the costs of the fiscal stimulus plan in the ...
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SPEAKER PELOSI, SEN. REID TO PRESIDENT BUSH: WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
January 11, 2008 ;
410 words
......discuss a possible economic stimulus package. In their letter, Pelosi and...monetary policy with an immediate fiscal stimulus. These same economists have...and a responsible economic stimulus package finalized. We would strongly...
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SEN. REID, SPEAKER PELOSI TO PRESIDENT BUSH: WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
January 11, 2008 ;
412 words
......discuss a possible economic stimulus package. In their letter, Reid and...monetary policy with an immediate fiscal stimulus. These same economists have...and a responsible economic stimulus package finalized. We would strongly...
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US needs fiscal stimulus -- Bernanke.(Business News)
Manila Bulletin;
January 19, 2008 ;
628 words
......the idea of an economic stimulus package, saying it could be helpful...targeted. To be useful, a fiscal stimulus package should be implemented...calls for an economic stimulus package. The president does believe...she hopes an economic stimulus package could be ...
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