fiscal – Investment Watch

The U.S. fiscal stimulus won’t do enough to help families and small businesses. The dire forecasts aren’t just for America.

March 21, 2020March 18, 2020

by UPFINA Before we get to the main points of this article, let’s review how you can keep track of the latest results on COVID-19 and restaurant sales. As we previously … Read more

Fiscal Policy will now take centre stage as France has shown

March 17, 2020

by Shaun Richards One of our themes is now fully in play. We have observed over the past year or two a shift in establishment thinking towards fiscal policy. This … Read more

What honestly changed from yesterday to today? Battling Coronavirus with fiscal stimulus is effective as putting a bandaid on flesh eating bacteria. Today is nothing more than an opportunity to establish more puts two weeks further out.

March 10, 2020

by kafkagoeswest Trump’s economic policies aren’t preventing what we’re seeing in Europe right now, from happening to America in the next six weeks. We are no closer to containment, and … Read more

Fiscal Stimulus Package Coming This Week

March 7, 2020

The Trump Administration and Congress will come together to pass an immediate $1 trillion conditional emergency stimulus to combat the health scare possibly. Article from video can be found here: … Read more

UK Budgets end up having no fiscal rules

February 26, 2020

by Shaun Richards This morning has seen something of a think tank old reliable in play. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has put out a press release on the issue … Read more

Fiscal Stimulus Has Increased; Unsurprisingly, More so in Europe

February 19, 2020

Search interest (via this moving infographic) in fiscal stimulus has increased; unsurprisingly, more so in Europe @DataArbor Search interest (via this moving infographic) in fiscal stimulus has increased; unsurprisingly, more … Read more

The ECB now considers fiscal policy via QE to be its most effective economic weapon

February 12, 2020

by Shaun Richards Yesterday saw ECB President Christine Lagarde give a speech to the European Parliament and it was in some ways quite an extraordinary affair. Let me highlight with … Read more

Fiscal and Monetary Policy Insanity – Realized Depopulation Vs. Potential Pandemic

February 7, 2020

by C Hamilton There is great concern (rightly) about the current Coronavirus and potential for a regional or global pandemic. The loss of life and associated deceleration of economic activity … Read more

Is the US fiscal stimulus working?

January 17, 2020

by Shaun Richards One of the problems of economics is that reality rarely works out like theory. Indeed it is rather like the military dictum that tells us that a … Read more

Earnings growth collapsed – basically all the fiscal injections and frontloading, or basically let’s call it a sugar high – is over

January 1, 2020

earnings growth collapsed – basically all the fiscal injections and frontloading, or basically let's call it a sugar high – is over – that's why trump admin has been begging … Read more

As The Fiscal Doomsday Machine Powers On, Impeach The Congress, Too!

December 22, 2019December 18, 2019

By David Stockman On December 16 the gross Federal debt breached a new level to $23.1 trillion, while the net debt after $401 billion of cash weighed in at $22.71 trillion. The … Read more

Inflation Threat Looms in 2020 as Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus Ramp Up

December 18, 2019

by moneymetals The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected last week. However, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made news with some of his most dovish remarks to date … Read more

Deficit spikes 12 percent in first two months of fiscal year

December 11, 2019

thehill.com/policy/finance/473755-deficit-spikes-12-percent-in-first-two-months-of-fiscal-year-cbo The U.S. government deficit rose by 12 percent in the first two months of the 2020 fiscal year, hitting $342 billion, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget … Read more