Government Nutrition Policy: A Big, Fat Failure

The collapse of Carillion exposed the risks of using private companies to cut the cost of delivering public services and its failure could be repeated if the government does not learn lessons, lawmakers said on Monday......»»

The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to an education. Though the federal government has set some academic standards, education policy is set largely at the state and local levels. State........»»

Analysts said a supportive Fed, government stimulus, and more interest from big players was helping the bitcoin price. Bitcoin climbed on Thursday morning SOPA Images/Getty Images The bitcoin price rose sharply overnight to close t.....»»

Rapidly evolving action in the U.S. government debt market now suggests that traders are taking on the central bank on its own turf -- shorter-term Treasury yields......»»

President Joe Biden has a once-in-a-generation shot at reshaping much of the American economy, several analysts believe, with big implications for government, policy, and markets......»»

Gold futures move lower on Monday, giving up earlier gains as government bond yields pulled back and the U.S. dollar strengthened, ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting on monetary policy later this week......»»

U.S. Treasury yields are higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank drew attention to its plans for its asset purchasing program at its latest policy update......»»

Lawmakers are scrambling to mend policy disagreements that have gummed up talks for months, including details on stimulus chec.....»»

While the CARES Act is the largest stimulus measure in history, it is hardly the first time the U.S. government has used non-traditional tools of fiscal policy to intervene in an economic crisis......»»

The U.S. government's $660 billion small business rescue program has stumbled on missing paperwork, technology failure, and the misdirection of funds to big corporations. Now, it is lurching toward another hurdle: forgiving those hastily arranged loans......»»

Joe Raedle/Getty Images The inept response by the US government to the coronavirus, led by President Donald Trump, is revealing that the existing national security state is incapable of securing Americans. After decades of failure abroad, tha.....»»

China’s fiscal policy is bewildering. Consider this: four different budgets collectively cover all government revenue and expenditure, but the official deficit -- the main indicator of fiscal policy -- is calculated using only one of them. A consid.....»»

In the United States and many other countries, the government guarantees a certain amount of each customer's deposits in the event of a bank failure, to protect both consumers and the broader financial system......»»

Equity markets around the world surged on Monday as the prospect for central banks cutting interest rates to soften the economic blow of the coronavirus heartened investors and drove U.S. government debt yields to record lows......»»

One of the biggest concerns in the financial markets at this time is that governments and central banks have few obvious policy tools to help keep their economies going if what was seen in China........»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he may sue the federal government over its failure to approve a plan to ease traffic in Manhattan by charging motorists fees during periods of high congestion, if evidence... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

One of the biggest concerns in the financial markets at this time is that governments and central banks have few obvious policy tools to help keep their economies going if what was seen in China........»»

As the debate over government use of facial recognition technology spreads across more city councils in the state, one public policy expert thinks that the bans in place across the Bay State have “no obvious economic downside” since they don't p.....»»

Roni Rekomaa/AP Annie Fadely is the senior policy and programs associate at Civic Ventures, a public policy incubator based out of Seattle, and a producer of.....»»

A meeting of U.S. government officials to discuss further curbs on exports to Huawei and China is still on for Thursday, two sources said, despite a pushback from President Donald Trump against stricter limits on shipments of U.S. products overseas......»»