May macro data shows softening U.S. economy, with retail sales and industrial production both missing expectations. Click for ...

The central bank is the largest holder of U.S. debt, giving it undue influence on the federal budget.

Social Security recipients with defaulted federal student loans will face a 15% reduction in benefits. This policy could ...

Recent volatility in traditionally “sleepy” Japanese bonds bears watching as fiscal policy becomes the chief policy lever ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• In Washington, it’s arithmetic versus rhetoric regarding economic issues. Politics may prevail ...

Long-term borrowing costs for the world’s biggest economies are surging as investors question the ability of governments to cover massive budget deficits.

Countries like Germany have gotten away with lecturing others about their fiscal prudence. But maybe the Germans should take a look around them, argues economist Larry Kotlikoff, to see which ...

The U.S. stock rebound has driven key indexes to the cusp of record levels, with fresh economic data and trade and fiscal ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins WBUR's Morning Edition to make the case for eliminating the debt ceiling — an issue on which she sees eye-to-eye with President Trump.

A government source told Reuters on Tuesday that Colombia's government has officially approved the use of an "escape clause" ...

NEW YORK — Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has catapulted into second place in this year’s New York City mayoral race by promising free buses, no-cost childcare and city-run grocery stores. He’ll ...