Fed report: Banks resilient in face of financial market pressures
Financial market stresses do not appear to have exacerbated the negative effects on broader economic activity or created substantial pressure on banks.
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Federal Deficit Set to Grow in 2016
The budget deficit this year will grow as a percentage of GDP for the first time since 2009, rising to $544 billion and 2.9 percent of GDP, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s annual budget and economic outlook report released today.
America Is Woefully Unprepared for Retirement
We need to take a hard look at the structure of public and private retirement systems and reinforce financial literacy among beneficiaries, says Carl Tannenbaum.
ABA, Groups Urge Congress to Raise Debt Limit
ABA and a handful of national trade groups representing financial institutions and businesses last night urged congressional leaders to raise the federal debt limit, warning that a failure to do so would undermine international confidence in the creditworthiness of the United States.