capital formation

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1. The creation of capital. For example, capital is created when banks lend the money they hold in savings accounts to firms that use the money to purchase machinery.

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capital formation

Her roots are populist, but she has become more attuned to the importance of property rights in driving capital formation and development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Instead he inherits an energy shock layered on top of an economy that needs more capital formation, not less.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

He can choose not to compound an energy shock with monetary restraint that damages capital formation and productivity growth exactly when the economy needs both.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

With stablecoins gaining a regulatory foothold, the next frontier is the financial infrastructure they power: tokenized assets, decentralized exchanges and new means of capital formation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

And we will propose reducing corporate rates, while maintaining incentives for capital formation.

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald