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Funding Fiscal Policy

Author: Kate Eskra

Source: Image of Supply and Demand for U.S. Debt created by Kate Eskra

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Terms to Know
Contractionary Policy

Either monetary or fiscal policy that is enacted to slow economic growth (as measured by the GDP growth rate).

Expansionary Policy

Either monetary or fiscal policy that is enacted to stimulate economic growth (as measured by the GDP growth rate).

Yield

The return on an investment; a combination of the interest rate on the face value of the bond and the difference in purchase price and price to the time held for a bond.