The next time you hear somebody freaking out about U.S. government debt, you can remind them that there has never been a better time for the governmen...
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.23.2012
It might not be government debt itself that's a danger to the U.S. economy. That's because government debt does not necessarily lead to lower econ...
The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.12.2012
If banks are doing so great, then why are they lending money to Uncle Sam instead of to you? U.S. banks bought more Treasury debt and bonds issued ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.02.2012
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Thursday that rising health care costs must be curbed if the U.S. government is to reduce the federal deb...
Benedict Clements | Posted 04.02.2012
Advanced countries face difficult choices as they undertake fiscal adjustment. While pension reforms will certainly need to be part of the picture, we must keep in mind the vital role pensions play in reducing old-age poverty.
AP | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 01.30.2012
WASHINGTON -- A Federal Reserve survey has found that more than half of U.S. banks that lend to European banks have tightened their standards, a refle...
Reuters | Posted 03.28.2012
(The author is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By David Cay Johnston Jan 27 (Reuters) - The W...
Dag Detter | Posted 12.04.2011
How do we make pathway for young to be part of and help create this brave new world? A world where merit and not age, color of your skin or connections give you the opportunity to work?
Carlo Cottarelli | Posted 11.21.2011
In the midst of jittery financial markets, and global economic doom and gloom, it's easy to become pessimistic. Perhaps too much so; amid what seems like a steady drum beat of bad news, one can lose sight of what has been achieved over the last couple of years.
Dag Detter | Posted 11.12.2011
Looking for a tool to help revive economic growth politicians do not have to look very far. Many governments around the world have a substantial portfolio of commercial assets yielding often a very small return to its ultimate owner -- the taxpayer.
Warren Mosler | Posted 10.01.2011
There is no looming financial crisis for the U.S. Government, the scorekeeper for the U.S. dollar. The U.S. Government can't run out of dollars, and it is not dependent on taxing or borrowing to be able to spend.
Posted 09.20.2011
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it remains concerned with the potential for a property price bubble in China even though the cou...
Antonio Borges | Posted 09.18.2011
It is hard to hold the course in the middle of a storm, but European policymakers need to if they want European integration to succeed.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.28.2011
WASHINGTON -- Growing increasingly pessimistic about the prospects for a deal that would raise the debt ceiling, Democratic senators are revisiting a ...
Dominique Desruelle | Posted 07.09.2011
The so-called BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- could be a game changer for how low-income countries build their economic futures.
George Kenney | Posted 07.01.2011
In 1917, the Congress passed, and the President signed, the Second Liberty Bond Act. Their intention was to help the Treasury Department better respon...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 06.19.2011
WASHINGTON -- The White House's proposed deficit talks with Congress appear to be unraveling before they've even begun. House and Senate Republican l...
AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 06.14.2011
WASHINGTON — Two centuries after America's birth, the national debt was a bit under $1 trillion when Ronald Reagan took office in 1981. Just thr...
José Viñals | Posted 06.13.2011
We've slipped well beyond a year and the financial system is still flirting with danger. Durable financial stability has, so far, proven elusive.
Carlo Cottarelli | Posted 06.13.2011
Countries are starting the climb the fiscal adjustment mountain, cutting back government deficits and debt levels, but according to our analysis, current plans often aren't enough to get countries where they need and want to go.
John R. Talbott | Posted 05.31.2011
The amount of sovereign debt in the world, approximately $35 trillion, will make the $3 trillion subprime mortgage crisis seem like a minor tremor compared to the major devastating economic earthquake that could potentially come.
HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a direct challenge to the Obama administration on Sunday, telling "Fox News Sunday" that R...
The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011
News of the world's biggest bond fund dumping U.S. government debt sparked fears on Wednesday that investors may have little faith in the recovery. ...
Carlo Cottarelli | Posted 05.25.2011
As we said in the just-published Fiscal Monitor update, fiscal policy this year in some leading advanced economies is shaping up to be quite different from what was expected just last November.
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and ERIC TUCKER | Posted 05.25.2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the economy could be helped by another round of asset purchases by the...
HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.30.2012