Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2018

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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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 23, 2018
Survey: Economists’ Outlook is Sunny but Not Due to Tax Cuts
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Source: Reuters
Apr 17, 2018
Senator McConnell Warns Against Paring Back Spending Law
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Source: Reuters
Apr 17, 2018
As Republicans Push for Second Tax Vote in Congress, Democrats Say 'Let's See'
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Source: The Hill
Apr 17, 2018
Budget Chairman Floats Plan to Eliminate His Own Committee
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 13, 2018
Trump May Try to Claw Back as Much as $60 Billion from Spending Bill
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Source: CNBC
Apr 12, 2018
House GOP Pushes Back Plans to Vote on Making Individual Tax Cuts Permanent
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Source: The Hill
Apr 12, 2018
Proposal to Amend the Constitution Falls Short in House
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