Deficit

Push for Spending Cuts as Government Shutdown Approaches

The Great US Collapse Nears

U.S. Debt and Deficits Ensure Violent Dollar Sell-Off Ahead

Growing chorus of Senate Republicans to oppose short-term spending bill

America to have the highest corporate tax rate in April

Angry voters oust Miami-Dade mayor in special vote

Ohio Governor Poses Steep Cuts to Trim Deficit

Quantitative Easing: Our Tiger by the Tail

RIP Shadow Banking System, Long Live QEx

Housing starts see biggest drop since 1984

Wholesale prices up 1.6 pct. on steep rise in food

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Obama Hammered by AP Fact Check

AP SOTU FACT CHECK: Obama and His Imbalanced Ledger

Federal Deficit to Hit $1.5 Trillion in 2011, Budget Office Projects

CBO: this year’s budget deficit to hit $1.5T

Obama Spending-Freeze Pledge Criticized as ‘Deficit Preservation’

Obama’s Plan Would Cost Another $20 Billion

Rand Paul Strikes! Unveils $500 BILLION in Cuts

Rep. Paul Ryan on America’s Fiscal Crisis

Rep. Ron Paul on the State of the Union, Spending

Small Business to Obama: Where’s the Beef?

Are Union Pensions Bankrupting America?

Legal bills for Fannie and Freddie abuses cost taxpayers $160 million

New-home sales in 2010 fall to lowest in 47 years

Fears of Trade War Stalk Davos Meeting

Dead ahead: State and city pension FAILURES!

Peter Schiff: China to Unleash US ‘Inflation Nightmare’

Oil to exceed $150 a barrel, ‘probably go over’ $200 warns investor

Davos elites see global economic shift East, South

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‘Explosive’ Food Prices the Biggest Risk: Analyst

The Economist Commodity-Index

World is ‘one poor harvest’ from chaos, new book warns

House GOP Gives Obama Ultimatum on Debt Ceiling

CBS poll: 77% Say Cut Spending, 9% Say Raise Taxes

TheDC Morning: Budget crises turn Democratic governors into deficit hawks

Chinese President Criticizes Fed Reserve, Questions U.S. Dollar

Obama’s Push for China Currency Changes Could Cost U.S. Consumers

New GOP Lawmakers Want Action on China Currency

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Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected

Obama Keeps Promise: USDA Gives $630 Million to Farmers

Obstacle to Deficit Cutting: A Nation on Entitlements

Don’t Worry About China, Japan Will Finance U.S. Debt

US Federal Debt As Percent Of GDP

US Debt Clock

WH’s Bernstein: Millionaires “Don’t Need The Extra Cash”

Corn touches fresh 2-year high on supply worries

White House sends spending wish list to Congress

Gold and the Obama Administration

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More tough economic times forecast by CBO

Unemployment Claims Rise

Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months

U.S. 2010 Budget Deficit at $1.342 Trillion: Source

Schwarzenegger Orders Furloughs to Start After Top California Court Rules

Cut the Taxes and Put Cash to Work

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Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Level Since February

Oil rises towards $80 on equity jump

Federal Debt and the Risk of a Fiscal Crisis

Autopilot Thinking on the Bush Tax Cuts

Van Jones: Stop Worrying About Deficit, We Can Tax Rich Companies

Obama: Our finances have suffered, too

Obamas take 4 vacations in 1 month

Michelle Obama’s luxury Spanish vacation

How Smart Are We?

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U.S debt to rise to $19.6 trillion by 2015

As Gold Hits Record, Central Banks in Focus

Evercore’s Anthony Fry: Invest In The Real Hard Assets, Barbed Wire And Guns

Annual Federal Deficit Will Hit $1 Trillion This Month–With 3-Plus Months to Go in Fiscal Year

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Obama concerned about Greek debt, monitoring closely

Spain downgraded, Europe debt crisis widens

W.House’s Orszag warns of dangers of huge deficits

’Debt Like Cancer’ Addressed by Obama Commission on U.S. Debt

Bernanke says prompt action needed on deficit

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounds a warning on growing deficit

Initial jobless claims increase unexpectedly

Fed officials warn on bubbles but Bernanke cautious

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