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Fed Officials Were Split Over June Rate Pause, Minutes Show

In the Federal Reserve’s last meeting, “several” participants thought rates may have moved high enough to get inflation under control.

By Madeleine Ngo

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McCarthy Renews Call for Spending Cuts as Debt Talks Resume at White House

With a potential default just over a week away, the House speaker is maintaining pressure for a rollback in spending in exchange for raising the borrowing limit.

By Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson

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Potential Debt Ceiling Deal Would Barely Change Federal Spending Path

Negotiators have focused on a relatively small corner of the budget, shunning new revenues or cuts to the fastest-growing programs

By Jim Tankersley

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Yellen Warns of Missed Payments if Debt Limit Is Not Lifted

The Treasury secretary said the Biden administration would face “very tough choices” if Congress did not act.

By Alan Rappeport