就在几个月前，美国联邦政府债务规模在今年初达到34万亿美元，在2023年9月突破33万亿美元。相比之下，40年前，美国债务徘徊在9070亿美元左右。"Just last month the Congressional Budget Office warned Americans that debt held by the public is on its way to a new record share of the economy in three ...
Federal Reserve officials have raised interest rates over the past year, and are signaling that more increases are still to come. And while layoffs dominate headlines, the US unemployment rate remains low, at 3.5 percent as of March 2023, and the labor market remains very tight....
Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan negotiators in the U.S. Congress have reached agreement on the spending levels in the 12 bills that legislators would need to pass to avert a governm...
In November, McCarthy's successor, House Speaker Mike Johnson worked with Democrats to approve another stopgap spending bill that would extend funding for some federal agencies and programs until Jan. 19, 2024, and others through...
US House Republicans Overcome Hurdle on First 2024 Spending Bill More Reuters FILE PHOTO: U.S. Capitol police stand outside the Capitol building as the Senate votes on debt ceiling legislation to avoid a historic default at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2023. REUTERS...
, the big giveaway is when the costs of serving the debt exceed the cost of the defense budget". The Congressional Budget Office projects that the interest rate on US debt will surpass $1.4 trillion, about the size of today's federal deficit and almost twice today's defense spending....
the impact on GDP growth is likely to diminish this year. Like other macro models, our analysis shows that the peak impact of rate hikes on GDP growth is front-loaded. In other words, the drag on U.S. GDP growth from recent aggressive Federal Reserve policy will fade as 2023 progresses...
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At present, the United States Federal Government has a national debt of $31.4 trillion, which is higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country itself. The surge in debt can be attributed to an increasing scope of government spending, which currently amounts to $1.1 trillion a...
The U.S. national debt surpassed $35 trillion for the first time in the nation's history on Monday as the federal government continues to accumulate debt at a record-setting pace. 近日,随着美国联邦政府继续以创纪录的速度积累债务,美国国债历史上首次超过35万亿美元。