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Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades
Personal Finance

Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades

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January 5, 2026
Barry Eichengreen
Personal Finance

Your political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’

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November 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy

Trump’s tariff-revenue checks could create a ‘weird feedback loop’ that encourages more price hikes, analyst says

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October 12, 2025
China's Premier Li Qiang prepares to speak at the National People's Congress in Beijing last week.
Commentary

China has only one real way to hit its 2025 growth target

By Steve H. Hanke and Caleb Hofmann
March 11, 2025
IRS is sending out automatic COVID stimulus payments. Here’s who is getting them
Personal Finance

IRS is sending out automatic COVID stimulus payments. Here’s who is getting them

By Susan Haigh, Adriana Morga and The Associated Press
January 14, 2025
China unveils massive debt swap to save local governments as it eyes trade fight with Trump
Finance

China unveils massive debt swap to save local governments as it eyes trade fight with Trump

By Peter Catterall, Sam Davies and AFP
November 8, 2024
China unveiled more stimulus actions for its property sector—investors weren’t pleased, again
Leadership

China unveiled more stimulus actions for its property sector—investors weren’t pleased, again

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October 17, 2024
China's Finance Minister Lan Fo'an
Finance

China leaves economists wanting more action to defeat deflation

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October 12, 2024
Thailand is trying to create a ‘whirlwind’ in its economy with a $14 billion program that includes handouts to almost anyone over the age of 16
Finance

Thailand is trying to create a ‘whirlwind’ in its economy with a $14 billion program that includes handouts to almost anyone over the age of 16

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Bloomberg
July 15, 2024
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
Finance

America will be left with ‘severe, irreversible scars’ if national debt goes unchecked. Now, a blockbuster report warns the bill is higher than believed, hitting $141T by 2054

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April 1, 2024
Treasury Secretary Yellen pushes back against Republican criticism—U.S. economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s pandemic stimulus spending
Politics

Treasury Secretary Yellen pushes back against Republican criticism—U.S. economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s pandemic stimulus spending

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
January 17, 2024
Mike Wilson speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017.
Finance

Wall Street’s top strategist warns ‘excessive’ government spending could be fueling a ‘boom-bust’ scenario in the stock market

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August 8, 2023
The last of the $1,400 stimulus checks will get distributed to eligible parents this tax season
Finance

The last of the $1,400 stimulus checks will get distributed to eligible parents this tax season

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February 9, 2022
2021 was one of the best years ever for stocks. Here’s what Wall Street says to expect for 2022
Finance

2021 was one of the best years ever for stocks. Here’s what Wall Street says to expect for 2022

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January 3, 2022
Investors shake off Omicron and Manchin concerns to send stocks and crypto higher
Finance

Investors shake off Omicron and Manchin concerns to send stocks and crypto higher

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December 21, 2021

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