Fiscal hawks warn that deficits produce higher inflation rates and higher interest rates that harm the poor the most.

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Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...

The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...

Republicans are betting trillions on the hope that the economy will grow fast enough to cover their deficit spree.

Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 7, 2025 8:30 AM ETCompany ParticipantsNeal Nagarajan - Head, IRAmir Vexler ...

Let’s hope that Elon Musk is, indeed, a latter-day Grant, doggedly pursuing the spending that strangles our country, demanding the unconditional surrender of those who will somehow claim that ...

At the last meeting in September, the monetary authorities extended the bench- mark rate to 27.25%, a new record ...

Weighty headwinds face South Africa, with its government debt to gross domestic product ratio of 73.45% and a budget deficit ...

A government watchdog is warning that the federal debt has reached $28.2 trillion, nearly 98% of the nation's gross domestic ...

In this video, Marco from Whiteboard Finance breaks down the 2023 U.S. debt ceiling crisis and what it means for the economy, interest rates, and government spending. He explains what the debt ceiling ...