More recently, with rates near zero in the U.S., U.K. and Japan, and not far from zero in the euro zone, the world's largest central banks have resorted to making unconventional loans and ramping up the size of their portfolios of securities, actions that economists call balance-sheet expansion because it means the banks' stockpiles of assets are growing. ❋ Jon Hilsenrath (2012)
Rather, the U.S. and Europe - still by far the world's two most important economic blocs - are mired in a so-called balance-sheet recession, where the combination of too much debt and too little confidence suppresses demand for a long period of time. ❋ GRANT ROBERTSON AND BRIAN MILNER (2011)
And the recession that followed had all of the features of what Richard Koo called a "balance-sheet" recession - a sharp decline in output and employment caused by a collapse of demand resulting from vast wealth destruction and painful de-leveraging by the private sector. ❋ By LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON (2011)
Ireland's fundamental problem is a balance-sheet issue. ❋ David C. McCourt (2011)
In the past, this would have increased pressure on competitors to make sure they had the balance-sheet scale to do likewise. ❋ David Reilly (2011)
We continue to stress that household balance-sheet repair will continue to dictate the pace of the recovery and that liquidity can only have a limited impact and cannot be a solution to solvency issues. ❋ Prajakta Bhide (2010)
An anemic and subpar U.S. recovery amid balance-sheet repair, weak demand, slack in the economy and disinflationary pressures has always been our baseline scenario. ❋ Prajakta Bhide (2010)
Additionally, the Bank of Italy disclosed its balance-sheet data for December, which confirmed that ECB borrowing of Italian financial institutions has further increased over the month to almost €210 billion from €153.2 billion in November 2011. ❋ Ishaq Siddiqi (2012)
It could take years for household balance-sheet repair to play out. ❋ Kelly Evans (2011)
That often happens after normal recessions, but balance-sheet recessions, where banks and consumers have to spend a long time getting their finances back in order before they can start expanding again, tend to take longer. ❋ Ezra Klein (2010)
Banks with problems should seek to address them through balance-sheet adjustments or mergers, he said. ❋ Gustav Sandstrom (2011)
The crunch would in any case come after another two years of balance-sheet repair through earnings retention and—perhaps—capital injections. ❋ Geoffrey T. Smith (2011)
In a nutshell, Britain's experience suggests however loose the monetary policy, fiscal tightening is a hard headwind for an economy to surmount, especially when it's struggling out of a balance-sheet recession. ❋ Alen Mattich (2011)
Second, the action now being urged on the ECB would expose it to huge balance-sheet risk. ❋ Simon Nixon (2011)
Firm by Firm: Overall rankings Mr. Logsdon says that before he made the decision to call the stock a buy, he calculated that Las Vegas Sands had adequately addressed its hefty debt load and no longer had a balance-sheet threat. ❋ Unknown (2011)
It said that its stable outlook for the country reflected its view that China could absorb potential balance-sheet losses with little damage to its credit standing, thanks to its substantial foreign-exchange reserves and strong fiscal position. ❋ Natasha Brereton (2011)
Jackson Hewitt has warned for months in regulatory filings that it might engineer a prepackaged bankruptcy as it attempted to negotiate a balance-sheet restructuring with the help of its lenders. ❋ Jacqueline Palank (2011)
Lee filed for Chapter 11 protection in December, with the votes in hand to get its balance-sheet reworking through the court. ❋ Peg Brickley (2012)
Deutsche Bank AG, meanwhile, has made numerous large balance-sheet loans focused on transitional or higher-risk properties in the past six months. ❋ David Benoit (2011)
[Amanda] can you pull a [balance sheet] together. Her reaponse is no it isn't important to do [my job]. ❋ Matt Can You Pass The Sauce (2016)
"Man, this [game] is so one-sided. We're [gonna have to] balance the sheets on [this shit]." ❋ Harrington Scruffs (2008)
