Treasury yields slip as data raise questions about strength of U.S. economy
U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Friday, with short-dated notes tallying their biggest one-day drop since January after a fresh batch of data raised questions about the strength of the U.S. economy.
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OCC fires 76 as part of Trump's government workforce reduction
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the latest federal banking agency to let go of probationary employees.
Musk to go to Fort Knox and see if gold is still there, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there.
ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' chief legal counsel on Thursday, the former ATF ...
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Under House Budget Plan, Debt Limit Would Likely Be Reached by Fall 2026 Despite Increase
If all of the policies assumed in the budget plan the House Budget Committee (HBC) approved on February 14 were enacted, the ...
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White House and US Treasury rein in D.O.G.E’s access to IRS systems
The White House and Treasury Department have officially shut down D.O.G.E’s access to sensitive IRS tax data today. According ...
Fed's QT pause, Treasury's debt plans may offer fleeting relief to US bonds
A potential slowdown of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet drawdown and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's assurance against ...
TLT: Fear Vs. Reality
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has found support since Trump took office. Click here to read an analysis of TLT ETF now.
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
2 Ways Elon Musk’s Access to the US Treasury May Impact Social Security
One of the many controversies already swirling around President Donald Trump's second administration is his formation of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) helmed by billionaire ...
How DOGE cracked Washington: A focus on arcane agencies gave Musk and his allies swift control of government nerve centers
Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022, gave the IRS $80 billion and the ability to hire ...