Is the Federal Government Trying to Stimulate the Economy?

In the past when we hit recession status, it's not uncommon for the government to try to stimulate the economy. There are two tools that they use in their arsenal: lowering interest rates and doing stimulus type of legislation. The problem with that is we've just come through a lot of stimulating activities by the federal government. So there's a unique mandate they have of trying to hold inflation down, but also prop up economic activity.