It was intended to boost confidence at a time of falling share and house prices.
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Good performances from banks could boost confidence among investors, said Evan Lucas of IG Markets.
It came up with suggestions to boost confidence in community sentences and help reduce prison overcrowding.
Those factors have helped boost confidence among consumers, making them feel wealthier and more willing to spend.
The chancellor said "decisive action" to raise VAT and cut spending would boost confidence in the economy.
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Once there is stability, year-on-year figures will start to improve and that would probably boost confidence further.
So there is plenty that Mr de la Rua could do to boost confidence and speed recovery.
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In any case, because consumers are anxious about rising prices, a cut in interest rates might not boost confidence.
At the same time, the eurozone economy is showing more signs of slow recovery, helping to boost confidence in the euro.
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It also said the funding would boost confidence in the Broadway scheme.
There is another way for investors to boost confidence in their holdings.
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Lower interest rates would boost confidence, and that effect would be multiplied if the Fed acted in concert with other central banks.
But having gone to such lengths to boost confidence in the financial system, the authorities will be reluctant to take that risk.
It did not boost confidence in the Italian leader when he referred to the euro as a "strange currency" that had "not convinced anyone".
Second, the negotiators should discuss some immediate measures to boost confidence.
The central bank argued that while it had lowered interest rates, the government also needed to take adequate steps to help boost confidence in the economy as well.
Meanwhile, in the UK, its central bank acted to try to boost confidence and lending against a backdrop of failing business nerve in the face of the eurocrisis.
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Signposting a rate cut would probably only temporarily boost confidence and a -25bp rate cut now would actually do very little to the real economy in the short-to-medium term.
In an effort to stave off more market panic, central banks in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. have been pumping billions of dollars into financial markets to boost confidence.
After December's severe budget, the sense that public finances are no longer out of control will boost confidence, and not only in financial markets (the opposite of what is happening in Greece, see article).
Dr Simon Festing, of the Association of Medical Research Charities, said patients suffering from appalling diseases like cancer or cystic fibrosis would be thankful that the minister had chosen to boost confidence in British medical research.
It's affected by international circumstances, over which we only have limited control - we have influence but not control - but we can also do things in the way that I've described to boost confidence at home.
The smaller, but growing, school argues not only that Keynesian deficit spending has reached its limits but also that a serious effort at cutting deficits would boost confidence and thus counter the drag on demand from lower government spending.
The appointment of Mr Sarkozy, who has never hidden his hopes of succeeding Mr Chirac, would not automatically boost confidence in government: he too has been campaigning for a yes, and so would carry some of the responsibility of defeat.
Driving any kind of Bentley is likely to boost the confidence of a reasonably competent driver.
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He pledged to work to boost investor confidence and revive growth in the recession-hit economy.
This implies that interest rates have peaked, which should help to boost business confidence.
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