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Deficit
Why are long-term bond yields so high? Even Jerome Powell wants to know
by
Justin Ho
Nov 10, 2023
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that we “don’t really know” why long-term bond yields have been going up.
Can you build a sustainable federal budget?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 8, 2023
"The Fiscal Ship” game demonstrates public policy trade-offs that go into government budgeting.
Awash in red ink: U.S. posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit
Oct 16, 2020
The federal deficit for 2020 was three times the size of last year’s deficit. It was the government’s largest annual shortfall in dollar terms.
What's behind the national debt?
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Jun 17, 2020
We look into how the government borrows money and what it means in the long run.
Why the Treasury's offering a new 20-year bond
by
Justin Ho
Jan 30, 2020
The Treasury Department last offered a 20-year bond in the 1980s. This spring, it's betting that certain types of investors will want to include them in their portfolios.
The GOP lost the budget fight ... again
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Andie Corban
and Sean McHenry
Jul 24, 2019
John Harwood of CNBC explains why Republicans "support spending cuts in theory" but have a hard time getting there in practice.
Despite a strong economy, the federal deficit continues to grow
by
Ben Bradford
Jun 13, 2019
This is despite a revenue boost from President Trump’s tariffs on imports.
For public good, not for profit.
President George H.W. Bush dies at 94
Nov 30, 2018
He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.
President George H.W. Bush dies at 94
Nov 30, 2018
He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.
President George H.W. Bush dies at 94
Nov 30, 2018
He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.