Cigarette Giant Urges Govt to Skip Tax Increase on Tobacco Sector in Next Budget

A representative of British American Tobacco (BAT) has urged the Pakistani government to avoid increasing the Federal Excise ...

Major Disney Layoffs: 1,000 Jobs Cut in Tech-Driven Shakeup

Disney cuts 1,000 jobs as it shifts toward a tech-driven, automated future. The move signals broader media industry changes ...

Proposed $4.96B Baltimore County budget would boost public safety, school spending

Baltimore County’s proposed $4.96 billion budget for fiscal 2027 holds the line on taxes and boosts spending on public safety ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Where Does Federal Tax Revenue Come From?

In fiscal year 2025, the federal government spent $7.0 trillion on the services it provides, such as national defense, health ...

Much Of Last Year's Excess Inflation Was From Tariffs, Fed Finds

Discover how tariffs have influenced core goods prices and inflation, based on Federal Reserve analysis, and understand their ...
International Monetary Fund

War Darkens Global Economic Outlook and Reshapes Policy Priorities

IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy ...
The Hill

Bipartisan call for 3 percent deficit target on US deficits

Americans don’t expect Congress to agree on every spending priority or tax policy, and that’s okay. Our country will always debate how much to invest, whom to tax, and the proper function of ...
International Monetary Fund

Policy Coordination for Fractured Times

Advanced economies are grappling with a pernicious mix of high and rising public debt and persistent inflation. The textbook remedy for this twin challenge is a mix of monetary and fiscal policies: ...
University of Delaware

UD Economic Forecast examines risks in the US economy

Michael Farr, chairman of FarrCrest Capital, raised questions about personal responsibility at the University of Delaware’s 2026 Economic Forecast in late February. “My son challenged me the other day ...
The New York Times

Karen Petrou, Influential Fiscal Policy Analyst and Critic, Dies at 72

Her insights on financial regulations and monetary policy guided big banks and Washington policymakers. By Stacy Cowley Karen Petrou, a fiscal policy analyst whose insights into banking regulation and ...
Morningstar

U.S. Should Shift Gears on Economic Policy, IMF Says

An alternative policy mix in the U.S. could achieve the Trump administration's goals while avoiding negative repercussions, the International Monetary Fund says. In a review of the U.S. economy, the ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Should Shift Gears on Economic Policy, International Monetary Fund Says

An alternative policy mix in the U.S. could achieve the Trump administration’s goals while avoiding negative repercussions, the International Monetary Fund says. In a review of the U.S. economy, the ...