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Is Fed Money Going from Easy Money to Tight Money?

Since 2008, the Fed has embarked on a three-pronged easy-money policy, but the policy now seems to be...

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Senate Leaders Approach Fiscal Deal

U.S. stock indices rose quickly after Senate leaders from both parties forged an agreement to raise the United...

Fitch Threatens to Discipline Uncooperative United States

Fitch Ratings has warned the United States that it better not miss its $120 billion debt obligations tomorrow,...

U.S. Debt Default Not the End of the World

Despite what doomsayers might have you believe, should the United States be unable to extend its debt ceiling...

A U.S. Debt Default Would Be Rare for a Western Economy

Not since 1933, when Germany unilaterally decided to renege on debt, has a western power pulled the plug...

The Unconventional Way to Deal with the Shutdown

Headlines on Wall Street, Washington and throughout America have focused understandably on the government shutdown and the pending...

Closedown Trickle-down — Large and Small Businesses Feel the Squeeze

As the U.S. government shutdown enters its 11th day, it is starting to affect more than just the...

Stocks Rally with Debt Deal in Sight

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed up by 2.2% to mark the biggest...

Default could Tank Treasury Bonds

Rather than people viewing Treasury bonds as a safe haven to guard against possible U.S. government default on...

Recession Looms If Treasury Uses Tools to Prevent a Default

The U.S. Treasury can avoid a debt default even if Congress fails to raise the government’s $16.7 trillion...