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Hey, Media, Why No Trump-Like Scrutiny on Obamacare, 'Stimulus' or the Iraq Bug-Out?

Creators Syndicate 16 Jan 2019

Similarly, pulling all troops from Iraq and spending nearly $1 trillion for so-called economic stimulus programs were also big deals ... Second, the economic "stimulus" plan ... direct government spending on a direct program now is the best way to infuse economic growth and create jobs."...

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The Trouble With the ‘Green New Deal’

Politico 15 Jan 2019

But Republican attacks portrayed stimulus programs to weatherize low-income homes in order to increase their energy efficiency as welfare handouts, and President Trump has gone after Obama’s fuel-efficiency mandates as anti-business, so it may be folly to expect consensus on anything....

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Rate outlook: What are central banks going to do next?

Canada Dot Com 15 Jan 2019

The euro area reached a turning point for monetary stimulus when the ECB capped quantitative easing at the end of 2018 ... The BOJ faces a huge test in 2019 as inflation falls further below its two per cent target, exposing the limits of its massive monetary stimulus program ... Sustaining stimulus may grow more challenging....

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China’s trade data 'will get nastier,' economist says

Business Insider 15 Jan 2019

A dimming economic outlook in China has rattled global markets in recent weeks. In trade, things could get worse before they get better ... Imports, meanwhile, fell 7.6% in their largest drop since 2016. Officials have rushed to try to shore up confidence, vowing various stimulus programs from easier lending rules to tax cuts ... Pantheon Macroeconomics ... ....

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Italy Passes a $34 Billion Vote of Confidence

Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2019

More. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Italy has had the market for syndicated sovereign bonds all to itself this week, and it’s taken full advantage ... The ECB’s halting of its QE bond-buying program is also poorly timed for Italy, which has been the heaviest user of the stimulus packages (with the weakest growth record) ... ©2019 Bloomberg L.P. ....

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Daimler AG: Legendary Manufacturer Of Mercedes, 5.8x P/E

Seeking Alpha 14 Jan 2019

The recent decision of the European Central Bank to halt its €2.6 trillion stimulus program amid eurozone slowdown worries make the environment even more challenging ... rewards, dividends or share repurchase programs, are far more trustworthy indicators of dividend coverage....

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Fed Releases Detailed Transcripts of 2013 Policy Meetings

Wall Street Journal 12 Jan 2019

Transcripts released by the Federal Reserve on Friday revealed the extent of then-governor Jerome Powell’s concerns about the central bank’s 2013 stimulus program of bond purchases ... ....

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Immigration brouhaha

The Kingstree News 11 Jan 2019

These are the same Democrats that had no problem giving then President Obama 853 billion dollars for his Stimulus Program. What was the result of the Stimulus Program? Nothing! Two years later, during a CNN interview, when ask about the Program, President Obama sheepishly smiled ......

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Frustrations boil over as NT construction sector records worst month on record

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 Jan 2019

Chief Minister Michael Gunner is confronted by an angry businesswoman while attempting to spruik his Government's construction sector stimulus program ... ....

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Gold wanes on rising risk appetite, palladium climbs

Yahoo Daily News 10 Jan 2019

More. By Arijit Bose ... Spot gold was down 0.3 percent at $1,280.91 per ounce as of 1214 GMT. U.S ... Julius Baer's Menke said the metal, used in emissions-reducing catalysts for vehicles, was being helped by signs of improvement in trade talks and news that China was "considering another stimulus program for the car market." ... ....

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Something Old, Something New

Resilience 10 Jan 2019

Inside congressional halls, at street protests, and, of course, on climate Twitter — it’s hard to avoid the idea, which aims to re-package ambitious climate actions into a single, wide-ranging stimulus program ... Advocates have floated ideas ranging from a job-guarantee program ......

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Here’s the Green New Deal debate you haven’t heard yet

Grist 09 Jan 2019

Inside Congressional halls, at street protests, and, of course, on climate Twitter — it’s hard to avoid the idea, which aims to re-package ambitious climate actions into a single, wide-ranging stimulus program....

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Recession fears are stalking Germany

CNN 08 Jan 2019

London (CNN Business)Europe's largest economy may be in recession for the first time since the region's debt crisis ... Read More ... Brexit 2019 ... The slowdown could create a major headache for the European Central Bank, which completed a huge stimulus program in December and was planning to start raising interest rates later this year ... ....