Sentence examples for underpin confidence from inspiring English sources
Such a policy, he claims, would underpin confidence in the euro and allow countries to help each other recover from cyclical economic problems.
The government's rescue plan, by providing much-needed capital as well as unlimited liquidity, should underpin confidence in the solvency of the banks.
He added that the economy had suffered a big shock in the autumn of 2008 but that the stimulus provided by the Bank and the Treasury had helped underpin confidence.
But they added that spending cuts must "take into account countries' evolving economic conditions and underpin confidence and economy recovery," a recognition of how much the austerity packages have dampened consumer and political confidence in Europe.
Smith's comments on Sky News came just hours after ratings agency Fitch said that the UK – along with France and Spain – needed to "articulate more credible and stronger fiscal consolidation during the course of 2010 to underpin confidence in the sustainability of public finances".
The group's economist, Paul Samter, said: "The stamp duty concession has played a modest role in underpinning confidence in the housing market.
"In the early years of this Parliament a lot of focus was placed on whether fiscal consolidation was compatible with recovery; it is now clear that credible fiscal policy is a precondition for recovery, underpinning confidence and an activist monetary policy".
In a statement to the Senedd on Tuesday, he said: "I would like to see retailers taking a more proactive role in reassuring their customers that there is a robust system in place which ensures their safety and which underpins confidence in their products".
"This helps underpin fundamental confidence in the housing market".
"It is important to significantly increase the programme's size, so as to underpin business confidence.
Allowing a mere "three years to grow the Italian economy back to the point where it can underpin market confidence is probably optimistic".
