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China Worries About U.S. Debt -- SNL Style
Yesterday, Saturday Night Live's opening sketch featured Chinese President Hu Jintao (played by Bill Hader) in a joint press conference with President...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times criticized the House Financial Services...
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G-20 Summit's Fiscal and Financial News
It would be easy to dismiss the recent G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh as just more political babble, more empty business as usual just among more countries...
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The G-20 Summit and Beyond
As the G-20 Summit gets underway in Pittsburgh, what should we hope to hear from the G-20 leaders? That they are prepared to continue supporting...
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Fiscal Roadmap: "Deficit Reduction: Lessons From Around the World"
The U.S. economy appears to be gradually recovering, and positive growth is expected now and for the rest of the year. Looking ahead, however, U.S...
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China Continues to Question U.S. Debt Security
June 28 - Martin Crutsinger reports today that, at least behind closed doors, China has been raising serious concerns about the state of the US...
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Who's Going to Buy Our Debt Now?
June 10 - It seems like a no-brainer that the US should start planning how it will get its fiscal house in order when economic and financial recovery...