The last, but probably most important reason for the Bank of Japan's stubbornness is that it is unwilling to stimulate the economy until the government cleans up the banking system and forces firms to restructure.
What it is going to do is stimulate the economy, hopefully, in some other ways by making credit more available to people who haven't yet bought houses or to companies who haven't invested in equipment, to companies or investors who want to do some borrowing and put more money into their own enterprises.
In the immediate future the government's problem is that it cannot afford to inject public cash into projects designed to stimulate growth if it is to keep a squeeze on the budget deficit.
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Their other target - a fall in the debt-to-GDP ratio - limits their ability to spend more on capital projects unless the Treasury is prepared to argue that it can stimulate growth in the future by spending more now.
China is doing all it can to stimulate the economy without spending money.
Moving forward, it is likely the Fed under chairman Bernanke will continue to bow to political pressures to stimulate the economy, allocate credit, and distort relative prices.
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And if it is true that underconnectivity is indeed the main problem, then treatments might be developed to stimulate the growth of the white-matter wiring.
"The United States is committed to working alongside the United Kingdom in doing whatever it takes to stimulate growth and demand and to ensure that a crisis like this never happens again, " the US President said.
It says that the way to juice the economy, grow wealth and stimulate demand is to first get producers to produce.
Ministers say the bill is needed to stimulate development but there are fears that it will rush through greenfield schemes for business and housing against the wishes of people living nearby.
First that it is incredibly difficult to stimulate competition in banking, because of the regulatory and cultural obstacles faced by any start-up.
It is hoped this combination will stimulate the immune system to recognising and destroying cancer cells, while at the same time preventing rapid re-population by any cells not killed off by the immune defences.
Even so, is it not mere prudence to stimulate extra domestic supply, in the name of diversification and reduced dependence?
The stated intention of this policy is to introduce more inflation as a means to potentially stimulate economic activity, but it also provides a means to pay back the large amassed debts with less valuable paper currency without having to deal with the short-term pain of actual default.
It would also stimulate the innovation that Bill Gates maintains is so dear to Microsoft's heart.
Brown's government is limited in how much it can stimulate the economy: Prior to the global financial crisis, Britain's private sector and public sector already experienced growth that was above the norms of the Group of Seven industrialized countries, and unemployment looked unaturally low at 3.6% in 2000.
Maybe talk of emergency is overdone, but surely it cannot hurt to stimulate production with subsidies, as the administration proposes?
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The whole point of an economic stimulus is that it is supposed to stimulate.
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The move is bearish for base metals since it does not do enough to stimulate economic demand which is necessary for those industrial metals.
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Rapid outflows, as much of the emerging world is now discovering, make it harder to reduce interest rates to stimulate domestic economies.
It is hoped that the rehabilitation of Mount Rubavu will stimulate the economy by creating a second tourist attraction to complement Lake Kivu.
The government is expected to announce a new package next week - which it hopes will stimulate lending to major businesses as soon as possible.
But there is nevertheless talk of either dividing the firm or forcing it to sell off some of its unused property to stimulate competition.
The bad news is that money has to be spent to stimulate the economy and feed a vigorous expansion and it must be created to be spent.
Anadys Pharmaceuticals is in early-stage human tests with drugs that stimulate the so-called TLR-7 receptor on immune cells to produce interferon just where it is needed.
Nevertheless, there is a risk that the scheme, by making it easier to get secure title for dubious land claims, might somehow stimulate demand for virgin forest land, not damp it.
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