Us Debt
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Tariff exemptions signal growing instability in Trump trade doctrine
The quick about-turns expose the internal contradictions – and lack of comprehensive planning – in US trade policy and its broader global economic implications.
US debt escalates to 17 trillion dollars
The US debt jumped above $17-trillion for the first time in history, the Treasury Department said Friday.
Obama backs Senate deal in bid to avoid US debt default
US President Barack Obama has pushed through a Senate deal aimed at averting a debt default and ending a government shutdown.
Obama accuses Congress of holding back US recovery
Barack Obama has accused Congress of holding back the US economic recovery by blocking "common sense" measures he said would create jobs.