Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

September 2021

Source: The New York Times
Sep 14, 2021
Prices Climbed More Slowly in August, Welcome News for the Fed.
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Source: Reuters
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. August Budget Deficit Falls as Revenues Recover
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 13, 2021
With Big Tax Push, Democrats Aim To Tackle Enormous Gains of Top 1 Percent
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 12, 2021
House Democrats Circulate New Tax Plan As Party Seeks Unity on Key Economic Package
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Source: Politico
Sep 12, 2021
Dems Hurtle Toward A New Fiscal Cliff
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 11, 2021
House Democrats Seek To Extend Monthly Child Tax Payments As Part of Sweeping New Economic Package
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 10, 2021
Why $46 Billion Couldn’t Prevent an Eviction Crisis
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 9, 2021
Biden’s New Vaccine Push Is a Fight for the U.S. Economy
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Source: The Hill
Sep 9, 2021
U.S. Deficit Has Reached $2.7 Trillion in the Past Year, CBO Estimates
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Source: Reuters
Sep 8, 2021
U.S. Economy "Downshifted Slightly" in August -Fed's Beige Book
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 8, 2021
Janet Yellen Warns of a Possible October Default on U.S. Debt, Swollen by the Pandemic
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 8, 2021
Democrats Ready $450 Billion Plan To Expand Child Care, Pre-K as Broader Economic Package Hits New Political Snags
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Source: Reuters
Sep 7, 2021
White House: U.S. States To Decide Whether To Extend Lapsed Jobless Benefits
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 7, 2021
Inflation Is Popping From Sydney to San Francisco. It May Be a Good Sign.
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 7, 2021
White House Asks Congress To Pass Emergency Funds For Disaster Aid, Afghan Resettlement As Well As Spending Bill To Avert Shutdown
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 3, 2021
Hiring Slowdown in August Shows Delta Variant’s Impact
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Source: Politico
Sep 2, 2021
Virus Threatens To Slam Labor Market As Jobless Aid Expires
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Source: CNBC
Sep 2, 2021
Jobless Claims Total 340,000, Lowest Level Since Early Days of Pandemic
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 2, 2021
Federal Jobless Aid, a Lifeline to Millions, Reaches an End
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Source: Politico
Sep 1, 2021
White House Unveils Plan To Produce 100,000 Affordable Homes
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 1, 2021
Welcome To September and the 'I Don't Know' Economy
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Source: CNBC
Sep 1, 2021
Private Payrolls Increase by Just 374,000 in August, Far Short of the 600,000 Estimate, ADP Says
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August 2021

Source: The New York Times
Aug 31, 2021
Social Security Is Projected To Be Insolvent A Year Earlier Than Previously Forecast
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Source: Politico
Aug 30, 2021
Dems Dig in on Debt as Painful September Looms
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Source: The Washington Post
Aug 27, 2021
Millions of Americans Face Financial Cliff As Eviction Ban, Unemployment Aid Lapse Amid Washington Inaction
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