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Jeffries warns GOP over ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries put Republican leaders on notice that they can’t take Democratic votes for granted.
'Complete failure': Government shutdown crisis threatens Capitol Hill as Trump plans policy overhaul
There are less than two months until the next government funding deadline on March 14, and House lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about the speed of their progress on spending talks. "I ...
10-, 30-year Treasury yields end at 1-week highs as Trump renews tariff threats
Long-dated U.S. government debt sold off for a second session as President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs again and criticized the European Union for what he called an unequitable trade ...
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Rethinking the role of government for a sustainable future
The Federal budget is on an unsustainable path. That sobering conclusion from the non-partisan Concord Coalition, detailed in their recent report, underscores the urgency of addressing deficits, debt, ...
5 Reasons Why Investors Trade Bonds
The credit-upgrade trade can be used if an investor anticipates that a certain debt issue will be upgraded. When an upgrade occurs on a bond issuer, the price of the bond increases and the yield ...
Elon Musk And President Trump’s Challenge – National Debt And Spending
Too much government debt is harmful to an economy and its citizens. Will Trump and Musk be able to restore fiscal sanity in Washington?
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Exchange Rate Stability in Ghana: GITFiC offers Strategies and Solutions
Ghana, a nation pulsating with economic ambition, has long grappled with the volatility of its currency, the Cedi.   This dance of ...
Jeffries says attaching debt limit to wildfire aid is ‘nonstarter’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday rejected the idea of combining California wildfire aid with a debt ceiling hike, saying Democrats would oppose such a package if ...
Trump policies likely to raise bond market's inflation fears, top money managers say
Giant U.S. asset managers overseeing well over $20 trillion are anticipating continued price pressures because of President Donald Trump's immigration and trade policies, a scenario that will likely ...
House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...
Inflation could drive bond yields to 20-year highs and shock the stock market, BlackRock chief Larry Fink says
Treasury yield surpassed 5%, it could "shock" the stock market and "force a revaluation," BlackRock's Larry Fink said.
A Record-Sized Government Debt Auction Is Coming
The Treasury Department is preparing a record-size auction for government debt that expires in 10 years. This afternoon $20 billion worth of 10-year Treasury inflation protected securities will be ...