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Policymakers still resisting calls for broad stimulus

In the past few weeks, policymakers have adopted an approach to supporting the economy that is the opposite of that followed in 2008. Then, banks were encouraged to flood the economy with credit. Now, policymakers are carefully metering the support they provide and targeting it carefully. The goal is to stabilise growth without adding to economic imbalances. 

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