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Bond investors have been in a panic this week about the deficit.The GOP tax bill could add trillions to the US budget deficit ...
London equities fell on Thursday in broad-based declines as concerns over a deteriorating fiscal outlook in the U.S. and ...
Republican tax bill could cost $3.8 trillion over 10 years as its tax cuts surpass spending reductions, according to one ...
Financial markets are looking for more “fiscal discipline” from Washington, a top official at the Federal Reserve warned.
The House proposal would enact Trump's major campaign promises while dramatically changing Medicaid, food benefits, income taxes and border security.
The U.S. government posted a $258 billion budget surplus for April, up 23%, or about $49 billion, from a year earlier, ...
However, multiple independent analyses project that if implemented, the bill would increase deficits by $3 to $4 trillion ...
Higher debt means lower wages, higher interest rates, and fewer opportunities, says Romina Boccia of the Cato Institute.
Long-dated US government bonds sold off sharply in the run-up to the passage of Trump’s tax bill, extending a multi-day decline after a weak Treasury auction highlighted intensifying fears over ...
President Trump promised to expand tax cuts while also slashing federal spending. So far, the math in Congress looks like a recipe for federal deficits to keep rising.