Today, the IRS is the largest bureau within the US Department of Treasury and acts as the chief tax administrator of the country. To give you an idea of how large the IRS is, in 2009 the agency processed over 263 million tax returns and collected approximately $2.3 trillion in taxes. ...
With U.S. Treasury issuance skyrocketing over the past couple years, yields at new all-time lows and talk of a bond bubble rife, we are often asked, “Who is buying all this Treasury debt?” Below are a series of charts that attempt to answer this question. Foreign Buyers When asked ...
In so doing, the United States has hurt the interests of not only its imagined adversary but also its allies. One stinging comment comes from Hankyoreh newspaper of South Korea: "The U.S. is morphing from a guardian of free trade into a disrupter of international trade norms." For the re...
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According to Trump, it's the other countries. "Trillions and trillions of dollars pouring into the United States Treasury," is his description of what happens. "China paid hundreds of billions of dollars during my term." But as Irwin points out, that's NOT the way tariffs work!
Bond markets were placated in the 1990s as U.S. President Bill Clinton's government made balancing the budget a priority after initial spending concerns sparked a jump in Treasury yields. In the following decades, central bank bond buying in the United States and elsewhere played a power...
Janet Louise Yellen is a distinguished American economist who made history as the 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury, a position she held between Jan. 26, 2021, and January 2025. Prior to this role, she served as the 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, showcasi...
Pros: Biden is universally known and well-liked among party stalwarts. He brings authenticity and a working man’s charisma to the trail, could prove formidable in Midwestern states that slipped away in 2016 and would be a cunning and seasoned debater against Trump. Cons: He’s an old white...
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