Here are seven key budget charts that shed light on the nation’s finances, the economic outlook and what lies ahead.
The central bank penciled in two rate cuts for 2025, but President Trump’s sweeping agenda has injected “remarkably high” ...
Let’s start with a chart to understand the dire fiscal situation we are in as a nation. Figure 1. Federal Debt Held by the Public as a Share of Gross Domestic Product, 1940-2054 You’re looking at how ...
The rude health of U.S. household and corporate balance sheets is partially responsible for the exceptional resilience of the ...
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that federal debt held by the public will climb relentlessly, breaking the country’s record in just a few years. The CBO released a long-term budget ...
The federal election will be fought squarely on economic management. See how inflation, interest rates, the budget, and wages ...
Should Congress follow through with plans to extend Trump's tax cuts from 2017 without making any other changes to fiscal policy, the national debt could balloon over the next 30 years.
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