Tag: Fiscal Policy

The federal deficit will fall slightly in 2017 thanks to a shift in the timing of government payments, the Congressional Budget Office reported. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Budget office sees small deficit dip in 2017, then $9.4 trillion in 10 years

Joseph Lawler · January 24, 2017 3:00 pm

Government watchdog: Federal debt is ‘unsustainable’

Joseph Lawler · January 17, 2017 5:04 pm

Stimulus under Trump would come at ‘substantial cost,’ Fed official warns

Joseph Lawler · January 17, 2017 3:54 pm

IMF raises growth projections for US on prospects of Trump stimulus

Joseph Lawler · January 16, 2017 7:30 pm

The central bank sent $92 billion to the Treasury last year, down from $97.7 billion in 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Fed payments to banks rise $5.2 billion

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2017 6:02 pm

Treasury secretary says "irresponsible actors in Congress" can use debt ceiling to threaten U.S. economic well-being. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Lew calls for de-weaponizing ‘nihilistic’ debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · January 4, 2017 10:11 pm

Treasury secretary says "irresponsible actors in Congress" can use debt ceiling to threaten U.S. economic well-being. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Beltway Confidential

The worst government budget news of 2016

Sheila Weinberg · December 30, 2016 11:00 pm

Fiscal conservative Mulvaney picked as Trump’s budget director

Joseph Lawler · December 17, 2016 1:14 pm

"I would say, at this point, that fiscal policy is not obviously needed to provide stimulus to get us back to full employment," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fiscal stimulus no longer needed to boost employment, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2016 9:16 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed officials will have to judge whether markets are right to expect fiscal stimulus and faster economic output growth under Trump, a difficult call to make. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How the Fed will react to Trump’s victory

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2016 5:01 am

Social Security subcommittee chairman Sam Johnson introduced a reform plan that would seek to shore up Social Security's finances without tax cuts by raising the retirement age to 69. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Democrats raise the alarm over GOP Social Security plan

Joseph Lawler · December 9, 2016 9:06 pm

Johnson called the plan the "start of a fact-based conversation" on how to fix Social Security's finances. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Key GOP lawmaker introduces Social Security reform plan

Joseph Lawler · December 9, 2016 12:10 am