Expansionary fiscal policy is commonly used during a recession as a government tool to stimulate economic activity.

Fiscal policy essentially targets aggregate demand. Companies also benefit as they see increased revenues. However, if the economy is near full capacity, expansionary fiscal policy risks sparking ...

Ultimately, fiscal policy serves as a critical mechanism for governments to steer economic activity, promote growth, and ...

Eurozone government bonds experienced some weakness on Monday, with yields rising as markets price in U.S.-EU relations souring, Pepperstone said.

Thailand’s pursuit of an expansionary fiscal policy strategy to propel growth faces the risk of rising costs for elderly care ...

THE Malaysian government has proposed an expansionary fiscal policy with Budget 2023 having a total allocation of RM373.3bil as compared to RM385.3bil in 2022. This was done with the aim of ...

Graphic by Son Min-kyun “Tight until now... from this year, should operate an expansionary fiscal policy” According to the results of the '2025 Economic Outlook Survey' conducted by CHOSUNBIZ ...

Unemployment benefits and other social spending are also designed to rise during a downturn. These cyclical changes make fiscal policy automatically expansionary during downturns and contractionary ...

This assessment comes in light of two consecutive months of negative activity indicators, which continue to underscore the ongoing economic slowdown in Brazil. BofA points to a non-expansionary fiscal ...

Despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 3.2% year-on-year (y/y) which was below the consensus forecast of 3.9%, the firm maintains a ...

Pro-growth consumption-stimulating measures such as the digital wallet have added to fiscal pressures in Thailand, the World Bank said.