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The German finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble talks about expansionary monetary and dept financed fiscal policy not being the answer to economic growth.

This article discusses what the German Finance Minister talked about, which is that he warns Germany about their Fiscal policy, as their policy seems to be causing instability in the German economy. Therefore, continuing with the current fiscal policy would result in up and down cycles repeatedly.

This is an opinion page about a draft statement on fiscal policy written by Brad DeLong. It is about "rethinking macroeconomics" and argues that the government should be substantially bigger than in the past. The author argues that people do not make good choices if they can choose what to spend their money on (for example self-invested retirement) and that education, health care etc. should be fincanced by the government through fiscal policy.

Advanced economies face the triple threat of low growth, low inflation and high debt. In this article there is the belief that economies should have effective fiscal policies to prevent this from happening. "Smart taxation and spending and strong fiscal frameworks make a huge difference."

This article features China's new fiscal policy to keep its economy from slowing down. China will increase government expenditures!

This article is an opinion blog and discusses monetary and fiscal policies, the business cycle and the keynesian / new classical perspectives.

The budget control act is being edited. They are deciding what to do with budget caps and how to control them. The senate made a base for the rest to work of off but not everyone is on the same terms.

This is a good article highlighting dangerous that German debt could lead to the economy. Furthermore, the article addresses the latest Greece's claim of reparation from Germany.

This article talks about how the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne has been over optimistic and his talk isn't particularly strong. His words were not true and the economy grew less than hoped.

This article gives an overview of the American business cycle starting from World War 2 to the present time. It also gives information about the Fed's fiscal policy.

This article discusses how monetary and fiscal policy should be used to solve problems of recession and depression in economies.