Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2018

Source: CNBC
May 14, 2018
US Should Watch its Debt Pile Before 'Things Get Out of Hand,' Fed's Mester Says
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Source: Roll Call
May 11, 2018
GOP Senators Express Willingness to Skip August Recess, Bundle Spending Bills
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Source: Roll Call
May 8, 2018
Republicans Warming to $15 Billion Cuts Package
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Source: Roll Call
May 7, 2018
Partisan Fight Over $15 Billion Rescissions Package Developing
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Source: Reuters
May 4, 2018
Fed Officials Keep Open Mind on Rate Hikes, Show Little Concern on Inflation
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Source: NPR
May 4, 2018
U.S. Unemployment Drops to 3.9 Percent — Lowest Since 2000
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Source: POLITICO
May 3, 2018
Trump Set to Scale Back Spending Cut Plan to $11B
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Source: New York Times
May 2, 2018
Fed Holds Rates Steady and Stays on Track for June Increase
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Source: Newsweek
May 2, 2018
U.S. Debt is Growing and Foreigners Are Buying Less: Here’s Why That Could Be Disastrous For The Economy
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Source: Bloomberg
May 2, 2018
U.S. Lifts Debt Sales as Deficit Grows, Plans 2-Month Bills
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April 2018

Source: Associated Press
Apr 30, 2018
Fed is Set to Leave Rates Alone but to Hike Later in Year
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 30, 2018
Mnuchin Sees Solid Treasuries Demand After Record U.S. Borrowing
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Source: CNBC
Apr 30, 2018
US Annual Inflation Measures Jump as Consumer Spending Rises
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 27, 2018
Trump Administration May be Scaling Back Spending Cuts
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Source: New York Times
Apr 27, 2018
U.S. Economy Grew by 2.3% in First Quarter, Easing Slightly
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Source: The Hill
Apr 26, 2018
House Chairman Eases Demands on Dodd-Frank Rollback
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Source: New York Times
Apr 26, 2018
The Era of Very Low Inflation and Interest Rates May Be Near an End
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Source: Reuters
Apr 25, 2018
U.S. Congress Girds for Fight Over Expected Trump Spending Cuts
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 25, 2018
Medicaid Won’t Look the Same Next Year
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Source: The Hill
Apr 25, 2018
Conservatives Eye New Tax Cut for Capital Gains
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Source: Reuters
Apr 24, 2018
U.S. Republican Tax Law's Pass-Through Deduction Open to Gaming - Experts
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Source: Associated Press
Apr 24, 2018
Senate Leaders Hope to End Take-It-or-Leave-It Budget Votes
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Source: The Hill
Apr 24, 2018
Senators Debate New Business Deduction, Debt in Tax Law Hearing
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Source: The Hill
Apr 24, 2018
Advocacy Group Poll: Concerns About Debt Rising
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 23, 2018
Republicans Aim to Sidestep Another Spending Meltdown
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