Economy

U.S. Treasury markets were relatively quiet most of this week, although some Friday morning news had translated into market gains, as of early...

A great debate is breaking out over concerns for our growing debt, and it is centered around interest rates on Treasury securities. A fear held by...

For budget and market watchers, the month of March has been a little scary. It is not easy to come out of the deepest recession and financial crisis...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional seven banks ( State Bank of Aurora, First Lowndes Bank, Bank of Hiawassee...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks ( Statewide Bank, Old Southern Bank, The Park Avenue Bank...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks ( Centennial Bank, Waterfield Bank, Bank of Illinois, Sun...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times chided Jim Bunning for holding up a bill that...

Commission Coming – The White House says President Obama will create a fiscal commission by executive order within days. Meanwhile, Republicans still...

Experts concerned about the nation’s fiscal and economic outlook braved the snow yesterday to participate in a Senate Budget Committee hearing on...

President Obama released a Fiscal 2011 budget request today that would spend some $3.834 trillion next year and projects a deficit of $1.267 trillion...

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz stopped by New America this week to discuss his new book "Freefall", about our economic and financial crisis. For the...

Since CRFB called for a Fiscal Recovery Plan in July, a growing number of prominent economists, organizations, and opinion leaders have joined us in...