Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2023

Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 20, 2023
Federal Reserve Faces Tough Decision on Rate Increase
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 20, 2023
White House, Democrats Unload on GOP Spending Cuts Scenarios
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 20, 2023
Fed Meets as Bank Chaos Collides With Inflation
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Source: The Hill
Mar 19, 2023
GOP-Led ‘Debt Prioritization’ Push to Help Prevent Default Draws Mixed Reviews
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Source: NBC News
Mar 17, 2023
How the Government Protects Bank Accounts, in Three Charts
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Source: The Hill
Mar 17, 2023
Republicans Seek to Flip the Script on Social Security
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 16, 2023
Low Rates Were Meant to Last. Without Them, Finance Is in for a Rough Ride.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 16, 2023
Jobless Claims Fell Last Week, Showing Still Strong Labor Market
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Source: AP News
Mar 14, 2023
US Inflation Eases but Stays High, Putting Fed in Tough Spot
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 14, 2023
U.S. Inflation Cooled in February as Fed Confronts Bank Failures
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Source: NBC News
Mar 14, 2023
Inflation Cooled to 6% in February as the Federal Reserve Weighs Next Steps on Interest Rates
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Source: Reuters
Mar 10, 2023
US Reports Strong Job Growth in February; Wage Gains Slow
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 10, 2023
Missing From Biden’s Budget: His Plan for Social Security
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 10, 2023
How 31 Presidential Budgets Compared With Reality
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Source: AP News
Mar 9, 2023
Biden Budget With Deficit Cuts, Tax Hikes Won’t Fly With GOP
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 9, 2023
Biden Will Release Dead-on-Arrival Budget, Picking Fight With G.O.P.
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 8, 2023
House GOP to Take Early Step on Bill Preparing for Federal Default
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 8, 2023
Joe Biden’s Budget Proposal for 2024: What to Know
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Source: Reuters
Mar 8, 2023
House Republicans to Highlight US Debt Ahead of Biden Budget Proposal
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 8, 2023
Biden Is Set to Detail at Least $2 Trillion in Measures to Reduce Deficits
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 7, 2023
Biden Budget Will Propose Tax Increase to Bolster Medicare
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Source: The New York Times
Mar 7, 2023
Debt Default Would Cripple U.S. Economy, New Analysis Warns
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 7, 2023
House GOP Takes Early Swipes at Biden Budget Before Fiscal Showdown
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Source: The Washington Post
Mar 6, 2023
See How the National Debt Grew to $31 Trillion
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Source: POLITICO
Mar 6, 2023
The Debt-Limit Time Machine: What the Last 10 Big Fights Tell Us About This One
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