U.S. President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve should set its benchmark interest rate at 1% to lower government ...

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James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concluded today in Sevilla, Spain, with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through ...

President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" includes major changes to federal spending and tax policies. The Congressional Budget ...

You’ve no doubt heard the phrase, “Minsky Moment.” It refers to the ideas of economist Hyman Minsky, who studied financial ...

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

The government budget constraint ties the market value of government debt to the expected risk-adjusted present discounted value of fiscal surpluses. We find evidence that U.S. Treasury investors fail ...

CNBC interviewed a dozen experts, investors and former government officials to explore the consequences of America’s fiscal ...

The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion. Much like bank loans, the national debt has interest ...