Fiscal Policy

President Obama's budget will require lawmakers to make cuts. AP Photo

Obama aloofness hits new height on budget, sparks Hill anger

Paul Bedard · April 25, 2014 4:00 am

The week ahead in economics: Clarifying Janet Yellen, the debt and consumer confidence

Joseph Lawler · March 24, 2014 12:00 am

Though the federal debt issue has largely been forgotten in D.C., a Tuesday report from the Congressional Budget Office reminds us that it's far from gone. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Federal debt may be forgotten, but it’s far from gone

Philip Klein · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

The Republican leadership is informally whipping the a proposal to raise the debt ceiling that would include legislation to repeal Obamacare's "risk corridor" program. (Thinkstock)

House GOP could attach Obamacare provision to debt ceiling

David M. Drucker · February 4, 2014 5:00 am

Congress' budget scorekeeper slashed its estimate of the federal government's deficit for 2014 from $560 billion to $514 billion, which would be the smallest deficit since before the financial crisis. (Photo: Thinkstock)

CBO: Deficit will drop to $514 billion this year

Joseph Lawler · February 4, 2014 5:00 am

Speaking at a Christian Science Monitor media breakfast, Furman said that "there are a lot of things that are unpredictable, there are a lot of risks, but broadly speaking the thing that is most predictable is fiscal policy."ÃÂ (Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor)

White House economic adviser: Declining fiscal drag reason for optimism in 2014

Joseph Lawler · January 31, 2014 5:00 am

The Federal Reserve announced no significant changes to U.S. monetary policy Wednesday afternoon, meaning that its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program will remain in place and at its current size for now. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Federal Reserve keeps stimulus in place in October meeting

Joseph Lawler · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue, shown above with President Obama on Feb. 7, 2011, expressed displeasure with Tea Party Republicans over the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Angry business groups consider challenging Tea Party incumbents

Rebecca Berg · October 25, 2013 4:00 am

Larry Summers: Austerity has been a ‘grievous error’

Joseph Lawler · October 24, 2013 4:00 am

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is relatively sanguine about the health of the U.S. economy, even as a series of further budget showdowns are scheduled for upcoming weeks. (AP File)

Jack Lew on the debt ceiling crisis: This can never happen again

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2013 4:00 am

The news conference of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke appears on a television screen at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The Federal Reserve has decided against reducing its stimulus for the U.S. economy, saying it will continue to buy $85 billion a month in bonds because it thinks the economy still needs the support. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The week ahead in economics: Fiscal debates and more Federal Reserve intrigue

Joseph Lawler · September 23, 2013 4:00 am

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, in Washington. Obama, facing a budget showdown with Congress, is pushing his economic agenda to some of the nation's top corporate executives today while cautioning Republicans not to precipitate a government shutdown or an unprecedented debt default. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: GOP using debt limit to ‘extort’ me over budget

Brian Hughes · September 18, 2013 4:00 am