The Treasury secretary urged Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by raising the debt limit.

Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses.

President-elect Donald J. Trump was forced to negotiate with Democrats over the borrowing cap during his first term.

Senior Treasury officials are holding a final round of talks with a new round of economic volatility on the horizon.

The economic lifeline ensures that Ukraine will have economic support after President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that seek to replace the dollar in trade or undermine its global reserve currency status.

The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic “purgatory” without debt relief.

The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise.

The president-elect is considering a conflicting mix of qualities as he decides who will steer his economic agenda.

Long-term economic investments in domestic manufacturing were overshadowed by real-time anxiety over rent and grocery prices.