Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

April 2023

Source: The Washington Post
Apr 30, 2023
With Debt Bill Adopted, Far-Right House Republicans Ready for Fiscal War
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 28, 2023
Wage Gains Pick Up as Fed Contemplates Next Rate Decision
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 28, 2023
Inflation Cooled in March, but Signs of Stubborn Price Increases Persist
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 27, 2023
The Fight Over the Debt Limit
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Source: AP News
Apr 27, 2023
How Will We Know if the US Economy Is in a Recession?
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 26, 2023
House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill, as U.S. Inches Toward Fiscal Crisis
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 26, 2023
McCarthy Renegotiates GOP Debt Bill in Dead of Night
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 26, 2023
House GOP Revises Debt Limit Package to Win Over Holdouts
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 26, 2023
Here’s What’s in the House GOP Bill to Raise Debt Limit, Cut Spending
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 24, 2023
‘Nobody Knows When It’s Going to Happen’: Wall Street Wakes Up to Default Threat.
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 21, 2023
The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 20, 2023
House G.O.P. Eyes Rescinding Unspent Covid Money as Part of Its Fiscal Plan
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 19, 2023
House GOP Unveils Bill to Cut Spending, Lift Debt Ceiling. Here’s How.
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Source: NBC News
Apr 19, 2023
Biden Fires at 'MAGA' GOP Economic Vision Amid Debt Ceiling Stalemate
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 17, 2023
McCarthy Seeks to Reassure Wall Street on Stalled Debt Talks
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 17, 2023
McCarthy Proposes One-Year Debt Ceiling Increase Tied to Spending Cuts
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 17, 2023
Fiscal Crisis Nears as McCarthy Takes Debt Ceiling Plan to Wall Street
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 17, 2023
Here's When the Debt-Limit Crisis Gets Increasingly Risky
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 17, 2023
Fiscal Crisis Nears as McCarthy Takes Debt Ceiling Plan to Wall Street
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Source: CNN
Apr 16, 2023
House Republicans in Talks Over One-Year Debt Ceiling Plan in Push to Challenge White House
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Source: NBC News
Apr 7, 2023
The Economy Is Holding Up Despite Signs of Slowdown as Some Wait for the Other Shoe to Drop
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Source: NPR
Apr 7, 2023
The Job Market Is Cooling as Higher Interest Rates and a Slowing Economy Take a Toll
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 7, 2023
Can Congress Make an End-Run Around a Debt Limit Impasse? It’s Tricky.
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Source: AP News
Apr 7, 2023
US Adds a Healthy 236,000 Jobs Despite Fed’s Rate Hikes
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 7, 2023
Wages May Not Be Inflation’s Cause, but They’re the Focus of the Cure
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