James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...

The Trump administration is unlikely to follow the most important parts of this advice. But the math is undeniable.

The Treasury Department reported on Friday that the budget shortfall increased by $64 billion to $1.3 trillion in the first ...

The US government saw its budget deficit widen from the prior year in the October to June period as spending rose. On the ...

Joe Lavorgna, Counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's reconciliation ...

President Donald Trump has vowed not to cut Social Security benefits, and it’s easy to understand his position: Proposing ...

Instead of ranting about the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy or making unrealistic debt issuance plans, the ...

Trump announced two weeks ago that he and the U.K. had finally signed a trade deal. Trump also claimed Thursday that China had signed a trade deal just the day before, although Bessent notably did not ...

The Social Security and Medicare trust funds will run dry in 2033, a year earlier than expected, according to Benzinga. The new Medicare insolvency date was moved by three years due to higher hospital ...

President Donald Trump has vowed not to cut Social Security benefits, and it’s easy to understand his position: Proposing even modest reforms to the entitlement program represents a likely path to ear ...