Tag: debt

Rising Interest Rates Will Crush the Federal Budget

The Federal Reserve’s policies of increasing interest rates and quantitative tightening—reducing its $8.9 trillion balance sheet—will increase the volume and cost of federal government borrowing,...

The CBO Lays Bare Washington’s Financial Mess

CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 01: President Joe Biden. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Getty Images Washington’s financial prospects are depressing. The authoritative Congressional Budget Office...