Fiscal policy of the Philippines Central Bank, allowing the peso, for the first time ever, to close even stronger at the end of a presidential term than at the start. Fiscal policy of the Philippines Fiscal policy refers to the "measures employed by governments to stabilize the economy, specifically by manipulating the levels and allocations of taxes and government expenditures. Fiscal measures are frequently used in tandem with monetary policy to achieve certain goals." In the Philippines, this is characterized by continuous and increasing levels of debt and budget deficits, though there have been improvements in the last few years. The Philippine government’s main source
The Financial Lives of the Poets The Financial Lives of the Poets The Financial Lives of the Poets is the fifth novel by the American writer Jess Walter. It is a comedic novel first published in 2009. The novel explores the global financial crisis, through the eyes of a business reporter turned poet. Reception of the novel was generally positive. "The New York Times" was largely positive, calling it successful at "captur[ing] the fiscal panic and frustration" and full of "blistering wisecracks". "The Los Angeles Times" called it "darkly funny, surprisingly tender [and] verse sprinkled", though the review highlighted the characters in the novel as flawed