stimulus
Example Sentences
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On Sunday, China’s Ministry of Finance announced that the government would increase spending to boost consumer demand—a promise of fiscal stimulus to come.
From Barron's
The rise reflected concerns about prospects of high levels of German bond issuance next year as the country implements plans for sizeable fiscal stimulus, and continuing uncertainties over France’s budget.
European stocks, propelled upward by German stimulus plans, soared 36% in dollar terms including dividends, almost double the S&P’s 19%.
Three years earlier, a University of Toronto team identified the neurons that lit up when a mouse was exposed to a scary stimulus — in this case, a sound that earlier accompanied a shock.
From Los Angeles Times
Higher tariff pass-through rates, increased tax refunds, and potential government stimulus checks are expected to contribute to inflationary pressures.
From Barron's
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