U.S. stocks trade lower ahead of comments from Fed chief Powell, awaiting his take on January jobs
MarketWatch· 41 minutes agoU.S. stocks turned lower Tuesday morning ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,...
Russian c.bank sees record $74 bln deposit auction as budget deficit widens
Reuters· 23 minutes agoThe Bank of Russia raised a record 5.25 trillion roubles ($74.15 billion) at a one-week deposit...
Biden will revive the billionaire minimum tax and call for a big jump in stock buyback tax in his...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoPresident Joe Biden is due to give his second State of the Nation address Tuesday.Amanda...
U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2022
The Wall Street Journal· 1 hour agoU.S. ECONOMY U.S. imports rose in December as demand for consumer goods and autos picked up, partially offsetting a weakening in global trade late last...
This Is Where Your Tax Dollars Actually Go
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoThe federal government will bring in close to $3.98 trillion in tax revenue in 2023, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections. About...
Ukraine latest: Russia's budget deficit widens as energy revenues slump
Nikkei Asian Review· 7 hours agoThe war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is approaching a grim one-year...
Russia's Jan Budget Deficit Widens as Energy Revenues Slump
US News & World Report· 24 hours agoSlumping energy revenues and soaring expenditure pushed Russia's federal budget to a deficit of 1.76...
2-year Treasury yield holds at two-month high ahead of remarks by Fed’s Powell
MarketWatch· 1 hour agoTreasury yields were mixed Tuesday morning as investors awaited remarks by Federal Reserve Chair...
Flagstaff speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Feb. 3, 2023
Arizona Daily Sun· 4 days agoThe federal deficit occurs because we spend more money in Washington than we collect. To balance the...
Russia sold gold from National Wealth Fund to cover budget deficit for the first time in January
Ukrayinska Pravda via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe Russian Finance Ministry sold 3.6 tonnes of gold from the Russian National Wealth Fund in January 2023; this was the first such sale to cover the country's federal budget deficit. Source ...