Yes, We Should Fear Budget Deficits
Yes, We Should Fear Budget Deficits.....»»
Survey of economists: Some Trump policies could slow growth
U.S. business economists are concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies, saying they fear his tariffs and higher budget deficits could eventually slow the economy......»»
Yes, We Should Fear Budget Deficits
Yes, We Should Fear Budget Deficits.....»»
: U.S. budget deficits to be near or above $1 trillion annually over next decade, Congressional Budget Office says
Annual U.S. federal budget deficits - the difference between what the government takes in and what it spends each year - are expected to remain close to $1 trillion or more over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday......»»
Column: Republicans are complaining (again) about the budget deficit
For the GOP, deficits only matter when there's a Democrat in the White House For the GOP, deficits only matter when there's a Democrat in the White House.....»»
Congress needs to send state governments billions of dollars to avoid an economic disaster
Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite States were in good financial shape before the coronavirus pandemic. But they now face massive budget deficits. Without immediate federal aid, states .....»»
Mnuchin says rising budget deficits to be focus ‘over time’
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that “over time†the U.S. will need to look into the sharply rising budget deficits created by the multi-trillion-dollar coronavirus support packages. Right... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Phoenix considers service cuts, layoffs as revenue dries up due to COVID-19
No matter when the city's economy turns around as the effects of the coronavirus eventually fade, Phoenix is facing big deficits. Deputy City Manager Jeff Barton outlined a brutal budget forecast for 2021 in a teleconferenced planning meeting on March .....»»
Africa"s web of creditors complicates coronavirus debt relief
Africa is crying out for debt relief to weather a perfect storm of coronavirus, plummeting oil and commodity prices, mounting budget deficits and weaker currencies......»»
Howard Gold"s No-Nonsense Investing: A feckless Fed, huge budget deficits and poisonous politics have brought us to a crisis
Real obstacles to the fiscal stimulus America now needs to fight the damage caused by coronavirus......»»
Fed Chair Powell warns Congress that $1 trillion budget deficits are unsustainable
Now is the time to put the federal budget on a more "sustainable" path, Powell told Congress......»»
How to diffuse the debt bomb and balance the federal budget -- Yes, it can be done: Stephen Moore
Without corrective action, trillion-dollar deficits will be with us for years to come......»»
U.S. economy on path to "solid" 2020 growth; budget deficits to top $1 trillion
The U.S. economy will grow at a "solid" rate of 2.2% this year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast on Tuesday, but with federal budget deficits hitting $1.015 trillion......»»
U.S. federal budget deficits as far as the eye can see
U.S. federal budget deficits as far as the eye can see.....»»
Jerome Powell urges Congress to tackle budget deficits
Federal Reserve Chairman J.....»»
A History Of U.S. Budget Deficits
A History Of U.S. Budget Deficits.....»»
$1 trillion deficits are back: Here"s what you need to know
Deficits are cool again in Washington. After a few years of stabilizing toward the end of the Obama administration, the annual budget deficit is on track to reach $1 trillion in the near future......»»
Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist Art Laffer today
Laffer’s economic philosophy — that tax cuts will spur economic growth, which will in turn increase government revenue — has been criticized by Democrats who argue that it inflates budget deficits......»»
New analysis: Trump deficits worse than promised
A new nonpartisan analysis says President Donald Trump's budget plan would produce significantly larger budget deficits than promised when it was released in March, mostly because its estimates of economic growth are too rosy......»»
'Budget Guy' Stan Collender wrote our 4th most read opinion piece of 2018. On deficits.
Stan Collender, a widely published budget expert who entertained readers with witty, conversational analyses of fiscal issues, died Friday.....»»
CBO trims deficit projections on spending, interest payments
The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday reduced its projection of deficits from 2020 to 2029 by 2%, due to a lowering of its estimates of mandatory spending and net interest payments. The CBO anticipates a .....»»