The budget, which would cut the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade, reinforces Biden’s efforts to counter Republican tax proposals that Democrats deride as giveaways to the wealthy.
Category: United States Economy
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Here’s the latest on the president’s priorities.
The president’s $7.3 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, largely from raising taxes on high earners and corporations.
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Biden Budget Will Underscore Divide With Republicans and Trump
The president’s fiscal 2025 budget proposal includes about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, largely from raising taxes on high earners and corporations.
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U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs last month.
Economists are trying to gauge whether last year’s forecasts of a slowing labor market were mistaken or simply premature.
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The jobs report comes as the Fed considers the timing of interest rate cuts.
The Federal Reserve is primarily watching progress on inflation as it contemplates its next steps, but it is also keeping an eye on the labor market.
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Fed Chair Powell Still Expects to Cut Rates This Year, but Not Yet
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said policymakers still expect to lower rates in 2024 — but the timing hinges on data.
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Inflation Fears Stalk Presidential Politics and the Markets
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are set to grill Jay Powell, the Fed chair, about interest rates and the economy, topics that are top of mind for voters and investors alike.
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Brighter Economic Mood Isn’t Translating Into Support for Biden
Voters feel slightly better about the economy as inflation recedes, but partisan divides remain deep, a Times/Siena poll found.
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Trump’s Tax Cut Fueled Investment but Did Not Pay for Itself, Study Finds
The most detailed research yet on corporate response to the 2017 Republican tax law shows modest gains for workers and high cost to the federal debt.