"The monthly up-and-down pattern in the saving rate over the course of the second quarter reflects nothing more than consumer smoothing through transitory income fluctuations--in this case, due to the one-time stimulus payments, " said Mike Feroli, senior economist at JPMorgan Chase.
At that time, stimulus should begin in earnest and further yen depreciation will take place.
We doubled the adoption of electronic health records in physician offices between the time the stimulus passed and now.
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Obama is facing some of that pressure as he tries to time economic stimulus proposals with his broader plans for health care and the environment.
The lift in May income from the one-time Social Security stimulus payments has long past and personal income fell to 1.3% in June.
My colleague offered some interesting ideas for how to make sure the money is spent over a period of time so the stimulus impact is spread out.
While outlays as a percentage of GDP are near all-time highs due to the stimulus packages started in 2008, tax revenue and entitlement contributions is near an all-time low due to unemployment and other tax breaks for the wealthy, keeping tax revenue below average.
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Few G-20 countries have used the time bought by past stimulus to make the vital supply-side reforms to boost productivity and competitiveness.
Keynesian economists argue that the correct policy response is to boost government spending (G) through fiscal stimulus, allowing consumers and businesses time to adjust and recover, and to gradually remove that stimulus as the economy returns to its normal growth trajectory.
This mistake in not spreading the stimulus out over time was the cause of the economy becoming an L shaped recovery not the V that was expected, according to the former OMB chief.
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In the U.S. the recovery from the Great Depression was delayed several times and the rescue efforts eventually cost more, because each time the deficit spending and stimulus efforts were halted too soon because recovery was underway, the economy stumbled again, and required another round of support.
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It is unlikely that such a big stimulus will be either necessary or feasible this time: inflation is too high and the debts from the previous stimulus too big.
That venture was created in 2009, just in time to cash in on the stimulus.
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At the same time, the threat is a stimulus for innovation and the desire to move constantly upmarket.
The Federal Reserve will not, regardless of what Ben Bernanke says, be able to perfectly time the withdrawal of its huge stimulus efforts.
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Turning ones eyes toward the U.S., weak personal income (as the private sector continues to de-leverage) continues to put pressure on the economic outlook, while political gridlock in Washington makes it unlikely that fiscal stimulus will come any time soon.
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In these circumstances, a bit more fiscal stimulus seems to provide some time-limited insurance without too much damage to the long-term deficit.
Now, Republicans offered a stimulus bill at the same time.
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We need to cut spending, but cutting spending will remove a stimulus for economic activity at a time of an economy that shows little if any growth.
While the 2009 stimulus projects had an average completion time of 2 years, according to Barclays, the NDRC projects have a live span of three to five years, while the regional government plans could be completed within eight years furthermore several of these plans still have no funding plan.
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And each time the Fed came to the rescue with another round of QE type bond-buying stimulus, but we do have to wonder what the Fed can do about it this time.
Politicians traditionally fail to recognise recessions in time, and then take too long to enact stimulus.
The stimulus-driven recovery illusion was a time when, in a mini-version of the dotcom period, sentiment was to the bullish side and trading was mostly to the upside.
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Tuesday's burst higher by the Dow comes after a week that saw the blue-chip measure pull back for its first time in five weeks, amid concerns about whether stimulus from the Federal Reserve would continue, and whether similar efforts by the Bank of Japan would be effective.
And we wanted to make sure that we weren't ramping up too fast and too far in terms of stimulus dollars, but at the same time to make sure that children at the very beginning of their educational experience were going to have access to those kinds of programs.
The stimulus money will reduce the clean-up time by years, according to Jon Peschong, who oversees the federal project at Hanford.
In addition to the synchronized stimulus driving resources, we are entering the time of year that has historically been good for energy equities.
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What gets them pumped up is the prospect of spending their days considering topics such as youth unemployment, global warming or the pitfalls of fiscal stimulus versus the drawbacks of austerity at a time of mounting deficits and widespread economic strife.
There was a time, back in the 1950s and 1960s, when Keynesian stimulus packages were seen as costless.
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