fiscal policy
The latest news on fiscal policy
Bernanke & Co. may be helping the rich accumulate more wealth even more now than with QE1 or QE2.
Consumer confidence has improved this year, but it could potentially be much higher.
A former regime officer who escaped to the U.S. says countrymen have learned from prior misery.
The deficit hawks want far more deficit reduction than the White House is proposing.
Their year-end moves include picking solid stocks, avoiding the dollar, and embracing closed-end funds.
Lawmakers are still hotly debating how to avert the fiscal cliff; here’s how to prepare for the outcome.
Obama spoke to congressional leaders over the weekend to keep deficit deal talks alive.
Taxpayers could get dinged with fewer deductions and higher taxes if Congress does nothing.
Survey finds Americans pessimistic about Obama reducing deficit in his second term.
A drop in stock prices, already underway, could intensify as the fiscal-cliff draws nearer.














