National Debt

Demand for short-term bonds has fallen. Demand for longer-term bonds is still strong.

Until the start of the Iran war, most central banks were comfortable holding interest rates steady, or even cutting them. But things are different now.

As the war continues and inflation rises, the cost of government borrowing is going up too.

The Fed hasn’t always been so transparent about how it makes interest rate decisions.

Gas taxes aren’t popular, but they go toward funding — and maintaining — roads and bridges across the country.

Between tax cuts for U.S. households and corporate tax breaks, who’s actually footing the bill?

Interest rates on long-term bonds have been headed upward since around 2020, after spending decades before that trending downward.

His announcement comes after a decision to hold rates steady attracted the most FOMC dissents since October 1992.

Idaho cut reimbursement rates for doctors and other providers who treat Medicaid patients, and pediatric practices are already selling off or taking steep pay cuts to survive. It could be a sign of things to come.

The war in the Middle East is pushing up inflation in the short term, but longer-term expectations are tamer. That’s relieved pressure on long-term bonds, though that could change if the war escalates.