Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

March 2023

Source: The New York Times
Mar 6, 2023
The Programs You’d Have to Cut to Balance the Budget
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Source: The Hill
Mar 3, 2023
Manchin on Social Security, Medicare: ‘Is There a Better Program?’
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 2, 2023
Fed Official Says Hotter Data Will Warrant Higher Rates
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Source: Roll Call
Mar 2, 2023
Obscure Law Contains Debt Limit Escape Hatch for Social Security
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Mar 2, 2023
Fed Might Be Winning Inflation Fight, Depending on Index Used
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February 2023

Source: AP News
Feb 27, 2023
Survey: Business Economists Push Back US Recession Forecasts
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 27, 2023
I.R.S. Decision Not to Tax Certain Payments Carries Fiscal Cost
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Source: AP News
Feb 24, 2023
Key US Inflation Measure Surges at Fastest Rate Since June
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 24, 2023
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Sped Back Up
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Source: POLITICO
Feb 24, 2023
A New Inflation Risk Hangs Over the Fed
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Source: AP News
Feb 23, 2023
US Revises Down Last Quarter’s Economic Growth to 2.7% Rate
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 23, 2023
White House Aides Have Discussed Social Security Tax, Eyeing Shortfall
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 22, 2023
Fed Minutes Showed Policymakers Were Still Intent on Easing Inflation
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 22, 2023
U.S. Could Default on Debt as Early as Summer, New Estimate Says
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Source: Roll Call
Feb 22, 2023
Think Tank Out With New Debt Limit Timing Projection
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Source: The Hill
Feb 22, 2023
US Could Default on Debt as Soon as June: Analysis
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 18, 2023
Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand
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Source: The Washington Post
Feb 15, 2023
U.S. Faces Possible Default Between July and September as Deficit Rises
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 15, 2023
C.B.O. Warns of Possible Default Between July and September
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 15, 2023
U.S. On Track to Add $19 Trillion in New Debt Over 10 Years
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Source: Reuters
Feb 15, 2023
Congressional Budget Forecast to Provide Insight on U.S. Debt Ceiling Deadline
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Feb 15, 2023
What Is Pushing the National Debt to Its Limit?
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Source: The New York Times
Feb 15, 2023
As Lawmakers Spar Over Social Security, Its Costs Are Rising Fast
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Source: AP News
Feb 14, 2023
US Inflation Slows to 6.4%, but Price Pressures Re-Emerge
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Source: NPR
Feb 14, 2023
Inflation Eased Again in January — but There's a Cautionary Sign
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