Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

October 2018

Source: CNBC
Oct 30, 2018
Rising National Debt to Affect Voters' Midterm Election Decisions, Poll Says
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Source: Business Insider
Oct 29, 2018
The U.S. Will Issue Over $1.3 Trillion in New Debt in 2018, the Highest Amount Since the depths of the Recession
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Source: Bloomberg
Oct 29, 2018
Mnuchin Set to Top Geithner's Record as Treasury Auctions Grow
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Source: The Hill
Oct 26, 2018
Pentagon's No. 2 Confirms Plans for Defense Budget Cuts
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Source: USA Today
Oct 26, 2018
US Economy Grew Solid 3.5 Percent in the Third Quarter on Strong Consumer Spending
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Source: Reuters
Oct 23, 2018
For Fed, Sell-Off Could Point to Fading Trump Stimulus
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Oct 23, 2018
Foreign Buying of U.S. Treasurys Softens, Unsettling Financial Markets
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Source: Bloomberg
Oct 23, 2018
$276 Billion of U.S. Debt Sales is Just Another Week Now
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Source: U.S. News
Oct 23, 2018
Deficit Spending: Not Just for Hard Times Anymore
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 22, 2018
November Elections Bring High Stakes for Medicaid
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 21, 2018
Another Tax Cut? Trump and Republicans Offer a Midterm Pitch, if Not a Plan
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 19, 2018
Budget Overhaul Proposals Likely to Stay in Play After Nov. 30
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Oct 17, 2018
Trump Seeks 5% Budget Cuts from Cabinet Agencies
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 17, 2018
Fed Plans to Continue Raising Rates, Despite Trump’s Ire
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Source: NPR
Oct 16, 2018
Federal Deficit Jumps 17 Percent as Tax Cuts Eat Into Government Revenue
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Source: CNBC
Oct 16, 2018
Another Great Sign for the Economy: Job Openings Hit an All Time High in August
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 15, 2018
Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018
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Source: Newsweek
Oct 15, 2018
U.S. Budget Deficit Reaches Higher Level Under Trump than at any Point in Obama’s Second Term
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 15, 2018
McCarthy Bill Would Fund Border Wall, Boost Speaker Bid
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Source: The Hill
Oct 14, 2018
Disasters Become Big Chunk of U.S. Deficit
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 11, 2018
Senate Starting Campaign Recess Two Weeks Early, Gone Through Midterm Election
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Source: CBS News
Oct 11, 2018
The Skyrocketing Interest Payments on U.S. Debt
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Source: The Hill
Oct 11, 2018
GOP Loads Up Lame-Duck Agenda as House Control Teeters
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 10, 2018
Stocks Plunge, as Fresh Tensions with China Batter Tech Shares
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Source: Bloomberg
Oct 9, 2018
Trump to Unveil Steps Soon to Tackle Budget Gap, Hassett Says
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