Scott Bessent's critic in Catherine Rampell is too pessimistic, while Bessent is arguably not optimistic enough.
The Congressional Budget Office's most recent report delivered a grim outlook for federal finances, noting that public debt ...
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Republicans are hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s expensive plans while avoiding a freakout on Wall Street.
The U.S. sovereign debt profile remains on an unsustainable path with deficits likely to widen more than what has been ...
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio believes the key to lowering interest rates and balancing out the bond market is ...
The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal deficit will continue to rise, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2035, due to ...
Inflation is causing rates to rise, and rising interest rates are the predominant problem facing markets in early 2025. Read ...
On Inauguration Day, we provide a look at various metrics on the state of the country at the start of President Donald ...
Labor Department data shows that consumer prices rose a combined 20.8% during the course of Biden’s presidency, but people’s average weekly earnings rose just 17.4% over the same period. That meant ...
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, Congress’s nonpartisan ...
The U.S. national debt is projected to surge by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget ...