What does he think about that push-down unit that seemingly drives down the content he was happily reading a second ago?
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But the economic news has been so gloomy lately, many believe another round of quantitative easing - to push down long-term interest rates and support the economy - is now firmly on the cards.
Federal Reserve policy-setters, in their post-meeting statement, left interest rates unchanged and said they would continue with purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities meant to push down long-term interest rates.
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When gold first faltered early in the year, improving economic conditions had many financial-market participants thinking about an eventual FOMC withdrawal of the bond-buying program meant to push down long-term interest rates, referred to as quantitative easing.
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Operation Twist is a program where the Federal Reserve sells shorter-dated securities and buys longer-dated ones in a bid to push down longer-term yields.
This is where the Fed switches from buying short-term Treasury securities to buying long-term ones in a bid to push down long-term yields without increasing its balance sheet.
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Fed policy-setters have gathered again to resume deliberations about the economy after last month embarking upon purchases of mortgage-backed securities in a bid to push down long-term interest rates.
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Under Operation Twist, already under way when the Federal Reserve said it would embark upon purchases of mortgage-backed securities last month, the central bank uses proceeds from the sale of short-term Treasury securities to buy long-term ones in its bid to push down long-term rates.
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The Fed chairman defended the past two rounds of quantitative easing, in which the central bank buys long-term Treasury securities in an effort to push down long-term yields.
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The Federal Reserve has already embarked upon two rounds of quantitative easing, which is buying of long-term Treasury securities in an effort to push down market-set interest rates.
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The only difference under quantitative easing is that the purchases probably focus on longer-term Treasury securities rather than short-term Treasury securities hoping to push longer-term yields down a bit as well as get credit and money flowing again.
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In both cases, he suggests that it might be better to push through watered-down versions of the reforms than to risk total failure.
This time, she suddenly doubled over, saying she was having intense contractions and needed me to do what I had done three years earlier -- push down on her hips to help relieve the pain.
The Federal Reserve, having lowered short-term interest rates in effect to zero, has intervened in bond markets to push down long-term mortgage rates as well.
If growth peters out, bond yields will fall further but bad loans will rise and the difference between short- and long-term rates will narrow, since there is little scope for the Fed to push short-term rates down further than their current 1%.
Much of the run-up came on anticipation of further buying of debt securities by the Federal Reserve in a bid to push down long-term yields, referred to as the third round of quantitative easing, or QE3.
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The Asian crisis may further drag down the traded-goods sector and push down the prices of imported goods.
On one tract, we had to help a family push out their loaded-down 2x4.
This is the buying of Treasury securities in a bid to push down long-term Treasury yields.
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This, and another program referred to as Quantitative Easing 3, are intended to push down long-term market-set interest rates to help jump-start the economy.
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When the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met in June, more bond purchases to push down long-term Treasury and mortgage rates were already on the table.
QE3 refers to a potential third round of quantitative easing in which the Federal Reserve purchases U.S. Treasury securities in a bid to push down long-term yields, which move inversely to the price.
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman William Roth has said if Clinton fails again, he will push for a stripped-down alternative that would focus on industries in which the U.S. has a competitive edge, including information technology.
December gold rose steadily in August and September, first on expectations and then confirmation of more bond buying from the Federal Reserve referred to as the third round of quantitative easing and aimed at pushing push down long-term interest rates.
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Clearly, this approach is antithetical to the major studios, who are hugely reluctant to release games before they are at least nearly perfect (or as perfect as they are going to get), since bad initial reviews might push down first-week sales, when the marketing push is intended to crescendo.
First he hit a pair of free throws, then knocked down a 3-pointer over Kenny Kadji with the shot clock winding down to push Duke to a 58-56 lead with 9:13 left.
The Fed itself has targeted the housing sector through monetary policy, buying residential mortgage-backed securities in order to push interest rates down and provide further relief to mortgage-holders.
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Wimbledon remained a threat, with Yussuff firing narrowly wide from 25 yards, but Carew was only denied a first half hat-trick when Brown got down well to push his low right-footed drive around his left upright.
Meantime, crude oil prices did back down from early-session highs, which did help to push gold down from its daily high.
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Initial claims inched down by 1, 000 to 400, 000, according to a report by the Labor Department, helping push the 4-week moving average down 7, 750 to 407, 750.
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