economic policy

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's budget address abandoned threats to central bank independence and state commodity monopolies, prompting a stock rebound and yield compression.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh confronts a rate decision that could either antagonize President Trump or signal market capitulation on inflation control.

The Treasury Secretary cast support for expanded social programs as driven by personal grievance, not policy conviction, and pointed to Argentina's Milei as proof that free-market ideas win working-class votes.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice President JD Vance say the economy must outpace debt growth, but economists say the math is close to impossible

DSA membership hit a record 120,000 in July as 66 percent of Democrats view socialism favorably — but the data demands harder questions than the branding suggests.

After cutting annual inflation from 211 percent to 31.8 percent in two years, President Javier Milei is pushing to lock future governments into the same fiscal constraints—a plan with real results and real risks.

Congress has less than a decade to patch Social Security's trust fund shortfall, but individual claiming decisions can offset a significant share of any future benefit cut.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed issuance sizes for coupon and floating-rate notes will remain unchanged for several quarters, rebuffing Wall Street calls for more long-dated supply.

The June runoff between Jones and Jackson will determine which business factions control state policy and access to Georgia's budget

President's 38 percent approval rating weakens his ability to push second round of business-friendly tax reforms through Congress

President hosts private dinners for reluctant Republicans as infrastructure and energy firms spend millions lobbying for the package

President Trump's administration is holding private meetings with AI executives and lawmakers, aiming to craft a federal framework while industry groups spent $12 million in Q1 to shape policy

The high-stakes fight to redraw Virginia's electoral maps nears conclusion, determining legislative control and shaping the state's economic landscape for the next decade

President Trump's 2027 defense budget proposal injects billions into the military-industrial complex, sparking market shifts and raising inflation concerns across equities and crypto.

President Trump's economic agenda sparks a dual reality in North Carolina, with new manufacturing jobs juxtaposed against escalating healthcare costs, revealing the deep financial and political divides shaping the nation.

Congress greenlights another stopgap for DHS, averting immediate shutdown but signaling deep-seated fiscal dysfunction that reverberates across equities, bonds, and the crypto market.