On November 22, he gave a speech in New Hampshire demanding that Congress pass more stimulus.
But if the U.S. decided that jobs mattered more, would more stimulus spending be the answer?
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P. was similar: he swapped an extension of all the Bush tax cuts for more stimulus.
Will they stay the course for fiscal control or will they scream for more stimulus?
Melek said there are increased prospects for more stimulus in China after the transition.
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Still, the language was not explicit in suggesting that more stimulus was the way to go.
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My biggest fear is that Obama can't get Congress to endorse more stimulus for infrastructure spending.
The expectation is that they are going to come out with more stimulus measures.
Some market watchers suggested that news meant more stimulus from the Fed was not a foregone conclusion.
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The Bush administration opposes both more stimulus and the loan guarantees, but may relent for political reasons.
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The more stimulus that is provided, the harder market forces must work to try to restore equilibrium.
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He's also watching the yen which has weakened significantly since Abe called for more stimulus in November.
It was widely expected that the Fed would provide more stimulus and most polls anticipated a split Congress.
As the legislation headed for the Senate amid cries for more stimulus and less pork, the Republicans pounced.
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But the Senate and the House refused to approve any more stimulus spending.
Separately, the Bank of England also kept interest rates unchanged and refrained from injecting more stimulus into the economy.
The World Bank trimmed its growth forecast for China on Thursday, suggesting a greater possibility of more stimulus measures.
But Yonghao Pu, UBS Chief Investment Strategist for Asia-Pacific, says more stimulus is not as simple as it sounds.
That possibility suggests that the debate over more stimulus is important, but insufficient.
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Had there been even more stimulus measures, this would have raised the prospects for inflation even further, he and others said.
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By contrast, more stimulus simply magnifies the imbalances, including excessive government spending, too much consumption, inadequate production, and artificially elevated asset prices.
Anticipation of more stimulus and easing from China helped gold and silver rise slightly on a day when U.S. stocks were down.
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The left has, after all, been clamouring for more stimulus all year, but had seen most such initiatives blocked by the Republicans.
But it is also plain that the jobs mess is not just about demand: it cannot be solved with more stimulus alone.
Krugman wants more stimulus deficit spending during times of high unemployment but has also advocated reducing spending and paying off the debt during prosperity.
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That is more stimulus funding than some entire states have received, which has triggered a debate as to whether the money is being properly spent.
To Keynesian converts that outcome would simply call for more stimulus.
Some people were waiting to see if Bernanke hinted to the possibility of more stimulus following the Fed symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo. on Aug. 23.
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