Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

January 2023

Source: The New York Times
Jan 22, 2023
How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Jan 22, 2023
Fed Sets Course for Milder Interest-Rate Rise in February
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Source: The New York Times
Jan 20, 2023
The U.S. Hit Its Debt Limit. What Happens Next?
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Source: Associated Press
Jan 19, 2023
US Treasury Buys Time for Biden and GOP on Debt Limit Deal
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Source: The New York Times
Jan 19, 2023
America Hit Its Debt Limit, Setting Up Bitter Fiscal Fight
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Source: NBC News
Jan 19, 2023
US Hits the Debt Limit, Setting June Deadline as Capitol Hill Fight Intensifies
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December 2022

Source: The Washington Post
Dec 22, 2022
Congress Has a $1.7 Trillion Bill to Fund the Government. Here’s What’s in It.
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Source: The New York Times
Dec 22, 2022
Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill Ahead of Friday Deadline
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November 2022

Source: POLITICO
Nov 14, 2022
Fiscal Winter Is Coming: Lawmakers' 5 Chilly Hills to Climb
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Source: The Washington Post
Nov 14, 2022
With Election Unsettled, Congress Braces for New Spending Showdowns
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Nov 13, 2022
Fed Official Warns Inflation Fight Has ‘Ways to Go’
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October 2022

Source: The New York Times
Oct 27, 2022
US Economy Returned to Growth Last Quarter, Expanding 2.6%
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Source: AP News
Oct 27, 2022
U.S. Economy Returned to Growth in Third Quarter
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Source: The Hill
Oct 27, 2022
US Growth Rebounds in Third Quarter, but Shows Warnings Signs
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 4, 2022
U.S. National Debt Tops $31 Trillion for First Time
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September 2022

Source: The Washington Post
Sep 24, 2022
Fed Unsure of Economy’s Direction as Wall Street Meltdown Worsens
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 15, 2022
New Inflation Developments Are Rattling Markets and Economists. Here’s Why.
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 13, 2022
How Is the Economy Doing?
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Sep 7, 2022
Jerome Powell’s Inflation-Fighting Pledge Could Tee Up Another 0.75-Point Interest Rate Rise by Fed
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Source: Roll Call
Sep 6, 2022
Stopgap Funding Bill Set to Dominate September Agenda
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August 2022

Source: The New York Times
Aug 25, 2022
U.S. Growth Has Continued, One Official Measure Shows
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Source: The Hill
Aug 25, 2022
US Economy Shrunk at Slower Pace in Second Quarter, New Estimate Shows
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Source: POLITICO
Aug 23, 2022
White House Projects Record Drop in Budget Deficit
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Source: Roll Call
Aug 23, 2022
OMB: Deficits, Growth Lower in the Near Term, Inflation Up
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Source: NPR
Aug 11, 2022
What the Inflation Reduction Act Does and Doesn't Do About Rising Prices
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