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stimulative

[stim-yuh-ley-tiv] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪ tɪv /






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He urged the BOJ to push interest rates closer to a neutral level that is neither stimulative nor restrictive to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The central bank is still likely to raise interest rates in the near future, gradually bringing them to a level that is neither stimulative nor restrictive to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

“We suspect that the precious metals prices might be signaling recent concerns about an excessively stimulative combination of monetary and fiscal policies in the U.S. next year,” the research house said.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

Economic growth should be stronger next year than this year due to a rebound following the record-long government shutdown as well as to some stimulative policies in the tax bill, he said.

From MarketWatch Dec. 16, 2025

Gradually it is changing the methods of primary instruction and bringing into vogue a milder form of discipline and a more stimulative teaching—arousing the child’s self-activity instead of repressing it.

From Dickens As an Educator by James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes




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