November 30, 2020, Paper: "The last generation has witnessed an epochal decline in real interest rates in the United States and around the world despite large buildups of government debt. As Table 1 ...

a policy we call “free lunch”. With the ZLB, the relationship between deficit and debt can become non-monotone. Both high and low deficits can increase debt, as the latter weaken demand and reduce ...

An oil-exporting country’s “fiscal breakeven” oil price is the minimum price per barrel that the country needs in order to meet its expected spending needs while balancing its budget (figure 1).

By Jacob Goldstein A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside. By Molly Young In her memoir, “Raising Hare ...

Sri Lanka has officially launched its national GI registry to promote geographical indications (GI) for the island nation's ...

Leonard S. Marcus brings the wonder of a 1968 snapshot to a new generation. By Marc Aronson He made the uncanny cool for a kid like me, whose dollhouse contained a miniature Ouija board in the ...

As of early 2025, the Indian stock market remains at a critical juncture. Analysts and investors closely monitor its ...

Having lost the election, Democrats now want to nullify the result by sprinting to the federal courts to obtain restraining ...

Since the economic crisis of 2022, Sri Lanka’s annual Budget estimates have been based on the reality that the Government can ...

Finance chief Paul Chan has presented 'very generous' budget at time when city needs bold solutions to deficit woes, experts ...

a nonprofit focused on healthcare policy, the federal government spent $1.9 trillion directly on healthcare programs and services in the 2024 fiscal year. Some highlights from the report ...

US Navy Photo The Navy recruited just over 14,000 people in the first four months of Fiscal Year 2025 ... Bradley Martin, a senior policy researcher at RAND told USNI News. It is a way to manage ...