Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

November 2023

Source: The New York Times
Nov 2, 2023
Are Higher Rates Slowing the Economy? A Zoo Offers Clues.
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October 2023

Source: The New York Times
Oct 31, 2023
What to Watch for as the Federal Reserve Meets This Week
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 30, 2023
House Republicans Unveil $14.3B Stand-Alone Israel Supplemental
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Source: NPR
Oct 26, 2023
The U.S. Economy Posted Stunning Growth in the Third Quarter — but It May Not Last
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 26, 2023
U.S. Economic Growth Accelerated in the Third Quarter
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 24, 2023
New Normal or No Normal? How Economists Got It Wrong for 3 Years.
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 24, 2023
Republicans Can’t Open the House, Which Could Shut Down the Government
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Oct 23, 2023
The Economy Was Supposed to Slow by Now. Instead It’s Revving Up.
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 20, 2023
U.S. Payments on Debt Spike to $659 Billion, Nearly Doubling in Two Years
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 20, 2023
The Federal Deficit Is Growing. This Is Why.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Oct 19, 2023
Jerome Powell Signals Fed Will Extend Interest-Rate Pause
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 18, 2023
‘SALT’ Relief on the Table in Speaker Negotiations
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Source: POLITICO
Oct 18, 2023
Biden Announces $100 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Gaza and West Bank
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 17, 2023
Here’s What Can’t Get Done While Republicans Fight Over a Speaker
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Source: Reuters
Oct 16, 2023
As Global Debt Worries Mount, Is Another Crisis Brewing?
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Source: Axios
Oct 13, 2023
Medicare Premiums Set to Rise in 2024
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Source: Morning Star
Oct 13, 2023
Markets Brief: Why the Budget Deficit Suddenly Matters
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Source: CNBC
Oct 12, 2023
Consumer Prices Rose 0.4% in September, More Than Expected
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 12, 2023
Social Security Benefits Will Rise 3.2% in 2024
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 11, 2023
Investors Are Calling It: The Federal Reserve May Be Done Raising Rates
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
Oct 11, 2023
IMF Fiscal Chief: U.S., China Must Rein in Debt, Face Different Challenges
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Source: NPR
Oct 9, 2023
The House Has No Speaker, but Plenty to Do. Here Are 5 of the Most Pressing Issues
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Source: AP News
Oct 6, 2023
US Employers Added a Surprisingly Strong 336,000 Jobs in September in a Sign of Economic Resilience
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 5, 2023
Higher Rates Stoke a Growing Chorus of Deficit Concerns
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 5, 2023
Tensions High as Medicare Drug Negotiations Advance
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