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Geithner Supports U.S. Medium-Term Fiscal Targets at the G-20
We at CRFB applaud Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s support of medium-term fiscal targets, in the run-up to this weekend’s meeting of G-20 finance...
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MARKETWATCH: October 18 - 22
Most of the week, markets continued to reflect expectations that the Fed would increase its purchases of Treasury securities (known as quantitative...
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FHFA Projects Fannie and Freddie Costs
Update: This blog has been updated to reflect additional information. A new report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency shows the agency's first look...
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United Kingdom Outlines $130 Billion in Savings
Budgeteers have been closely watching the United Kingdom during the past six months, as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Prime Minister...
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From Sound Bites to Solutions
Getting to real solutions to the fiscal challenges facing the country requires asking the right questions. Today CRFB offered “ Ten Questions to Ask...
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Bank Failures Reach 300 Mark
On Stimulus.org, we have been tracking the number of bank failures by FDIC-insured institutions since the beginning of 2008. As we have mentioned...
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Lessons from Monetary Policy for Fiscal Policy
On Friday, Fed Chairman Bernanke provided a lesson that fiscal policymakers should take to heart: Expectations matter. In a much anticipated speech at...
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More on COLAs (and the CPI-E)
Following Friday's announcement by the Social Security Trustees that there would be no automatic increase for Social Security benefits in 2011 and the...
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CNN Money Exclusive: How to Avoid a Debt Doomsday
CRFB president Maya MacGuineas has another commentary on CNN.com, talking about potential ways a fiscal crisis could go down. You can check it out...
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Op-Ed: How To Avoid A Debt Doomsday
CNN Money | October 17, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. Here is a scary...
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The FY 2010 Deficit
Treasury and OMB released the final deficit number for FY 2010 on Friday: $1.294 trillion. While $120 billion lower than last year's deficit, it still...