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Budget games, taxes and Treasuries
Treasury yields have come down in the past three weeks, but all the work has been done by falling real interest rates (probably signalling lower growth expectations). Most measures of the term premium ...
Even with DOGE cuts, the US has spent $166 billion more than last year
The federal deficit increased by $196 billion so far this fiscal year, as spending on social safety-net services and defense ...
Trump's tariffs, tax cuts, deregulation will drive US growth, investment, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said President Donald Trump's tariff, tax-cut and deregulation agenda would ...
US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to ...
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The Budget Control Act, sequestration and a decade of budget chaos
Almost nothing about the BCA happened according to plan. The 2011 law led to sudden cuts after a congressional failure to agree on long-term deficit reduction.
House Budget Chief Calls On Lawmakers To Shrink ‘Bloated Bureaucracy,’ Skyrocketing National Debt
Republican Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington said Sunday that lawmakers need to tackle the growing U.S. national debt and reduce the ...
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Candidates debate impact of possible budget deficit on affordable housing in San Antonio
Los Arcos at VIDA is one of San Antonio’s newest affordable housing developments, featuring 324 units. Of those, ...
Some Pa. school districts are facing budget cuts despite winning a court case over state funding
Two years ago, a Commonwealth Court judge ruled that Pennsylvania had unconstitutionally deprived poor school districts like ...