I will focus solely on stimulus from US Federal Reserve as our base given it’s role as a global currency. In 2008, the Economic Stimulus Act came at a cost of $152 billion, providing tax rebates for low-middle class earners along with business incentives. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act cost $831 billion [...]
In 2012 The IMF studied the correlation between credit-default-swap spreads and various economic indicators. Long term indicators—for deficits, economic growth and spending on pensions and health care—had little impact on spreads. But larger short term primary deficits (which exclude interest) were associated with notably wider spreads. So, too, was weaker current-year growth. Solvency should be [...]
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