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Showing posts with label deficit reduction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deficit reduction. Show all posts

7/08/2013

IMF's Christine Lagarde says US "sequester" budget cuts inappropriate

AIX-EN-PROVENCE: The U.S. federal budget cuts are an inappropriate measure that will weigh on potential growth, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Sunday, urging Washington to present "credible" fiscal plans.

5/01/2013

Fed to keep priming economy's pump until next year, CNBC survey shows

Wall Street now firmly believes that the Federal Reserve will keep its foot on the accelerator well into 2014, with 40 of 46 respondents to the April CNBC Fed Survey forecasting asset purchases by the central bank next year.

11/21/2011

Debt committee: Decision time

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- With just days left for the bipartisan debt committee to agree to a deal or call it quits, the mood is pessimistic.