Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2023

Source: The Washington Post
May 5, 2023
See How Hitting the Debt Ceiling Could Unleash Chaos
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Source: AP News
May 5, 2023
April Hiring Gains Reflect a Still-Resilient US Job Market
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Source: The New York Times
May 4, 2023
With Default Looming, What Can Biden Do?
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2023
Federal Reserve Raises Rates, Signals Potential Pause
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Source: The Washington Post
May 3, 2023
Debt Ceiling Breach Could Wipe Out 8 Million Jobs, White House Warns
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Source: POLITICO
May 3, 2023
Lawmakers Dismiss Possibility of Debt Limit Off-Ramp
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Source: The New York Times
May 3, 2023
What to Watch at the Fed’s May Meeting
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Source: Roll Call
May 2, 2023
Senate, for Now, Defers to Biden and McCarthy on Debt Talks
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 2, 2023
Fed Should Pause Rate Increases After This Week, Former Vice Chair Says
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Source: The New York Times
May 2, 2023
U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1, Yellen Warns
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Source: CNN
May 2, 2023
McCarthy to Meet With Biden on Debt Ceiling
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Source: Roll Call
May 1, 2023
New Debt Limit Forecast Crashes Into Capitol Hill
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 1, 2023
Fed Set to Raise Interest Rates to 16-Year High and Debate a Pause
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Source: The New York Times
May 1, 2023
Trickling Tax Revenue Complicates Debt Limit Talks
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April 2023

Source: The Washington Post
Apr 30, 2023
With Debt Bill Adopted, Far-Right House Republicans Ready for Fiscal War
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 28, 2023
Wage Gains Pick Up as Fed Contemplates Next Rate Decision
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 28, 2023
Inflation Cooled in March, but Signs of Stubborn Price Increases Persist
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 27, 2023
The Fight Over the Debt Limit
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Source: AP News
Apr 27, 2023
How Will We Know if the US Economy Is in a Recession?
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 26, 2023
House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill, as U.S. Inches Toward Fiscal Crisis
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 26, 2023
McCarthy Renegotiates GOP Debt Bill in Dead of Night
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 26, 2023
House GOP Revises Debt Limit Package to Win Over Holdouts
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 26, 2023
Here’s What’s in the House GOP Bill to Raise Debt Limit, Cut Spending
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 24, 2023
‘Nobody Knows When It’s Going to Happen’: Wall Street Wakes Up to Default Threat.
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 21, 2023
The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt
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