stimulative
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Some estimate that at 2.25% now, the OCR is around 75 basis points below a neutral setting that is neither restrictive nor stimulative for the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
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
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
“We believe policy will be stimulative next year,” the BNP Paribas analysts added.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 7, 2025
The meat, whatever it may be, should, for animals not in work, be boiled, raw flesh being more stimulative than their comparatively idle pursuits demand.
From The Dog by Dinks
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