They obviously have been a stimulative factor, but I cannot guess how much yet.

We don't have September numbers yet, but there was probably some stimulative effect then.

He said it "would not be particularly stimulative" and was expensive.

But you need a very stimulative backdrop to make this happen.

A higher minimum wage has a stimulative effect on the economy.

The minutes say the committee believed that low interest rates were "highly stimulative" to the economy.

But it will be too stimulative and result in additional tightening.

A second, similarly large stimulative budget is expected before year's end, economic analysts here said.

Stimulative measures announced earlier this year by the Government have had little apparent effect.

"Even at this level you can easily say that mortgage rates are stimulative," he said.

As part of the deal, Japan agreed to spur its economy through a more stimulative budget.

The critics said he was talking the economy down and that his proposals were overly stimulative.

But to be stimulative, the Fed needs to get short-term interest rates below the inflation rate.

We urgently need a more radical and stimulative alternative to cuts.

So a reduction in dividend taxes has no stimulative effect on business investment for these companies.

"By most measures, Fed policy is still quite stimulative."

We can no longer have a stimulative policy.

They added that in the absence of a more stimulative fiscal policy, the Fed will probably need to lower rates again.

Republicans have countered the Bush tax cuts are stimulative and therefore do not require funding.

They expected that declining interest rates and the government's stimulative budget would help sustain economic expansion.

"I question whether this is truly stimulative," Senator Collins said.

However, the second type of policies - stimulative policies - are essential.

Increased economic activity abroad would have raised demand for American exports with powerful stimulative effects on the domestic economy.

In the near term, it could trigger sharply higher interest rates that would wipe out any stimulative impact.

"That's always stimulative for the stock market, and it's very good news for Mexico."