Republicans take aim at Biden’s climate plan in debt ceiling fight
Should US get rid of debt ceiling altogether? Lawmakers consider it as crisis looms
December 2019
Project Syndicate economists
Public borrowing is cheap but ramping up debt is not without risk
Kenneth Rogoff
Borrowing costs are low but the fashion for more debt holds real risks, many of which are hidden
July 2019
Trump and congressional leaders announce critical debt and budget deal
The two-year, $1.37tn agreement would avoid the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default
December 2018
In a new year of economic uncertainty, gold is a bright prospect again
A no-deal Brexit is only one of many potential threats sending traders fleeing to safe havens
July 2018
US growth figures won’t get any better than they are now for Trump
Larry Elliott
Expect the US economy to slow in 2019 as tariffs start to bite and higher interest rates take effect
August 2017
Quantitative easing is a costly habit we should have kicked long ago
Larry Elliott
Ex-Treasury mandarin Lord Macpherson is right to compare QE to heroin – it required ever bigger doses to get a high
August 2016
Project Syndicate economists
How worried should we be about national debt?
Robert Skidelsky
The argument for fiscal austerity, coupled with concerns about budget deficits in the UK and US, is gaining traction, but invalid
December 2014
Congressional budget welcomes big bank bailouts once more despite White House opposition
Small budget provision, which repeals part of Dodd-Frank, allows banks to house their riskiest activities alongside the savings accounts of regular Americans
February 2014
US turns to 'extraordinary measures' on debt but GOP will not use default threat
Treasury secretary Jack Lew demands action on debt ceiling 'very soon'
November 2013
The great austerity shell game
Richard Wolff
Richard Wolff: Here's how the capitalist scam works: let government borrow for crisis bailouts, then insist cuts pay for them. Guess who loses
October 2013
US budget talks resume as lawmakers seek 'good bargain' to avoid crisis
Obama: Washington 'has to change' after shutdown and debt ceiling crisis
After the shutdown and the debt ceiling row – what happens next?
Head to head
Obamacare and the shutdown: rightful stand or neoconfederate obstruction?
Matt Rinaldi v Diane Roberts
Shutdown takeaway: the US wants a fair society, not 'defund Obamacare' crazy
Mark Weisbrot
Michael Cohen on politics, domestic and foreign
China: invested in the belief that sense will prevail in US politics
Michael Cohen in Xi'an
US government gets back to business as parties feel effects of shutdown crisis
John McCain stokes Republican anger over Ohio River 'pork' in budget deal
