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JLPJamaica

jlpjamaica

#Thread Contradictory positions adopted by the PNP at war with itself. On Wed May 13, Fin. Minister @DrNigelClarkeJa outlined the necessity to suspend the fiscal rules & push the 60%

Douglas Fraser✒️🎥🎙

BBCDouglasF

UK credit rating downgraded a notch by Moody’s as coronavirus crisis worsens and Brexit prospects weaken: Even if there is an EU trade deal by Dec 31, “likely narrow in

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

Without some institutional encouragement, the BoE are going to feel caught between a rock and a hard place in identifying missing macroeconomic stimulus. The rock is that if they don't

Botswana Government

BWGovernment

PRESS RELEASE - MOODY'S AFFIRMS THE “A2” SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING AND CHANGES THE OUTLOOK ON BOTSWANA’S RATING FROM STABLE TO NEGATIVE Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), in the latest out-of-calendar review

Arvind Subramanian

arvindsubraman

India's vaccine pricing being complicated/politicized. Three simple principles to follow.1. Govt. should pay manufacturers reasonable price. This is not the time for haggling and creating uncertainty for private sector, domestic

Aidan Regan

Aidan_Regan

Really enjoyed listening to @Paschald at the @iiea But it's obvious that politicians/policymakers don't fully understand what the @ecb is doing, and the effect of the multiple monetary policies they

Victor➐

V1ctorW

To all people complaining about Dutch corp taxes: kindly go fuck yourselves.It's beyond parody southern EU countries don't want to make fiscal concessions in order to get loans with low

Aidan Regan

Aidan_Regan

Here's why the eurozone may not survive this crisis:1. There is a solution to the economic impact - direct monetary financing of government expenditures.2. If the US/UK recover quicker than

ithought

ithoughtadviser

In this thread we breakdown the recent #fiscal stimulus announcement. India stands next to the USA concerning the size of the package. It totals to nearly 10% of #GDP. Overall

Congress

INCIndia

The BJP govt. believes Modinomics has outperformed all previous govt's, however, facts are clear. UPA II 2009-10, GDP growth at 8.84%, NDA II 2017-18 at 6.7% #10YearChallenge #Budget2019 #AakhriJumlaBudget FM

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

Quick thread on covid19, debt and fiscal policy. 1. Parking the government debt indefinitely is not an option. The old random walk result presumes that govts don't have fisal limits

George Selgin

GeorgeSelgin

.@NathanTankus poses a challenge. My perhaps naive reply is that the Fed is not "our central macroeconomic administrative agency." 1/https://twitter.com/Frank_vanlerven/status/1300811220426125313 The Fed's responsibilities are

Rob Gillezeau

robgillezeau

I'm seeing the claim that Victoria is at its "highest ever" level of unemployment. It struck me as wrong so I went back to the 1931 census and took at

David Roberts

drvolts

The new House stimulus bill omits arguably the single most important feature -- automatic stabilizers -- for UTTERLY FUCKING STUPID POLITICAL REASONS AAAAARGH^$*!! Ahem. An important & infuriating post

Steve Liesman

steveliesman

The lede from today’s WSJ lead editorial today: “The American economy is a wonderful engine of prosperity left to its own devices and on Tuesday it proved it again with

Atiku Abubakar

atiku

The 2021 Budget Proposal Contravenes The Fiscal Responsibility Act. Looking at the 2021 Budget Proposal placed before the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 8, 2020, a number