Why questions are swirling about who will buy more than $31 trillion of U.S. debt — and at what price
For the first time ever, U.S. national debt crossed above $31 trillion this month, at a time when the Federal Reserve is in retreat from...
U.K.’s Central Banker Struggles With Inflation, a Financial Crisis and His Own Government
LONDON—In late August, Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey was at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., when a New York University economist flagged a...
Asian stocks sink on German inflation, British tax cuts
BEIJING — Asian stocks sank again Friday after German inflation spiked higher, British Prime Minister Liz Truss defended a tax-cut plan that rattled investors and...
The next financial crisis may already be brewing, but not where many expect
A growing number of traders, academics, and bond-market gurus are worried that the $24 trillion market for U.S. Treasury debt could be headed for a...
Fed’s Evans Open Minded on Size of September Rate Increase
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Thursday he is undecided on what size interest rate increase he will support at the central...
Biden Student Debt Plan Would Send More to Richer Families, JPMorgan Data Shows
President Biden’s plan to forgive student loans would send more money to wealthier families than to poorer ones, but lower-income and minority households would be...
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,...
IRS Is Falling Further Behind on Tax-Return Backlog, Watchdog Says
WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service faces daunting mathematical and logistical challenges in its attempt to largely eliminate its tax-return backlog by the end of 2022, an...
Japan Adopts View That Huge Government Debt Doesn’t Matter
TOKYO—When Japan’s leader released his economic vision Tuesday, he left out an important date. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deleted a pledge from earlier government statements...
IMF Sees Many Risks to Financial Stability. Debt Distress Ranks High.
Text size The International Monetary Fund warns of a mix of inflation and debt distress hitting economies trying to recover from the pandemic. Stefani Reynolds...