Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

October 2023

Source: Morning Star
Oct 13, 2023
Markets Brief: Why the Budget Deficit Suddenly Matters
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Source: CNBC
Oct 12, 2023
Consumer Prices Rose 0.4% in September, More Than Expected
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 12, 2023
Social Security Benefits Will Rise 3.2% in 2024
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 11, 2023
Investors Are Calling It: The Federal Reserve May Be Done Raising Rates
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
Oct 11, 2023
IMF Fiscal Chief: U.S., China Must Rein in Debt, Face Different Challenges
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Source: NPR
Oct 9, 2023
The House Has No Speaker, but Plenty to Do. Here Are 5 of the Most Pressing Issues
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Source: AP News
Oct 6, 2023
US Employers Added a Surprisingly Strong 336,000 Jobs in September in a Sign of Economic Resilience
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 5, 2023
Higher Rates Stoke a Growing Chorus of Deficit Concerns
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Source: Roll Call
Oct 5, 2023
Tensions High as Medicare Drug Negotiations Advance
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Source: AP News
Oct 5, 2023
Rising Long-Term Interest Rates Are Posing the Latest Threat to a US Economic ‘Soft Landing’
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 5, 2023
As House GOP Flails, Government Shutdown Fears Reemerge
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Source: The New York Times
Oct 3, 2023
Job Openings Rose in August, Shaking Markets
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Source: AP News
Oct 3, 2023
More Evidence That the US Job Market Remains Hot After US Job Openings Rise Unexpectedly in August
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Source: The Hill
Oct 2, 2023
The Hill’s Morning Report — Shutdown Averted: What Now?
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September 2023

Source: Roll Call
Sep 30, 2023
Shutdown Averted as Biden Signs Seven-Week Spending Bill
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 29, 2023
Amid GOP Confusion, U.S. Braces for ‘First-Ever Shutdown About Nothing’
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Source: The Hill
Sep 29, 2023
Conservative Opposition Imperils GOP Bill to Avoid Shutdown
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 28, 2023
A Government Shutdown Could Cost Billions. Here’s Why.
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 28, 2023
U.S. Government Starts Notifying Federal Employees a Shutdown May Be Imminent
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 28, 2023
Vulnerable Republicans Try to Head Off Blame for Shutdown
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Source: AP News
Sep 27, 2023
Congress Says It Wants to Avoid a Shutdown. But the House and Senate Are Moving Even Further Apart
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Source: Roll Call
Sep 26, 2023
House Gets Gears Moving for Four Fiscal 2024 Spending Bills
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 26, 2023
Senate Reaches Spending Deal to Head Off Government Shutdown
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 24, 2023
White House Steps Up Warnings of Shutdown Impact as Deadline Nears
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 24, 2023
What’s Driving a Possible Shutdown? A Fraction of the Federal Budget.
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