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Bond auctions can show the kind of yields investors are demanding and what they expect to happen in the future.

The program is also designed to benefit some public school students, but public school advocates are skeptical.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the country can “grow” its way out of debt. Is growth enough?

When fiscal dominance is happening, monetary policymakers defer to the interests of fiscal policymakers.

A look at the bond market, a trade deal with Canada, and all the rest of the week’s economic news.

The Treasury wants to use short-term borrowing to finance the national debt. While short-term interest rates are usually lower than long-term rates, they’re also more volatile.

“The K-shaped economy is over,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared on CNBC last week. Economists say the evidence is mixed at best.

The Treasury Department is holding several government bond auctions this week. Those auctions often provide a clue as to what investors expect the economy to do in the future.

Just a few short months ago, investors weren’t really showing up for bond auctions.

Kai Ryssdal speaks with an expert in constitutional and administrative law about how the Trump administration is running the economy.