Government Finance Figures

Nightmares For Nancy And Harry

sigcarlfred.blogspot.com     10 hrs ago   5 related          

That's our job, getting elected and making decisions." Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young, a professional earmarker, sees a direct correlation between earmarks and political longevity. You show me a congressman who says, I'm not...                

Prepare to Profit From the Trillion Dollar U.S. Budget Deficit

istockanalyst.com     10 hrs ago   3 related          

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor The federal budget deficit hasn’t received a lot of press lately, what with all the worries about the U.S. financial system, the home mortgage...Money Morning is here to help investors...                

Tale of Two Economic Releases

fxstreet.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

The upcoming week will be defined by two closely linked US macroeconomic data that will frame the debate about which direction the economy is poised to take during the latter half of 2008. Yet, these two data are likely to...                

Govt Needs to Curb Spending As 'Imbalances' Grow - IMF

allafrica.com     9 hrs ago   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Addis Abeba It is empirical that the Ethiopian government curbed spending to bring inflation under control following signs of "growing macroeconomic imbalances," IMF said on Tuesday. According to...                

The Pains of President Kufuor's Successor

allafrica.com     7 hrs ago   1 related          

When President J. A. Kufuor took office in 2001 his main goals were to heal the wounds of the nation, bring some measure of sanity into the management of the economy and bring honour and dignity to the presidency of the...                

Government deficit up by €80.1m

timesofmalta.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

The government had a shortfall of €256.3 million between recurrent revenue and total expenditure in the first half of this year, official figures published today show. That is an increase of €80.1 million when compared to the...                

PDA working to pay back $10.5 million in start-up loans

seacoastonline.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

State needs cash to quell budget deficit PORTSMOUTH — The Pease Development Authority staff is working to come up with a way to pay the state back the $10.5 million still owed on the loans made to the authority to get it going....                

Tax Dilemma for China’s Ministry of Finance

chinadigitaltimes.net     5 hrs ago          

From Economic Observer Online: Corporate income tax is likely to be targeted as a major source to boost China’s state coffer as its Ministry of Finance faces increasing fiscal spending pressure from natural disasters and global...                

Cumbersome State Intervention Bludgeons Russia's Markets

robertamsterdam.com     6 hrs ago   7 related          

It's a peculiar contrast: Americans are furious with the perceived recession in the economy, caused by bad mortgage debt, poor fiscal planning, high energy prices, and profligate government spending on war, among other factors....                

Where Now Greenback? (RealMoney by TheStreet.com)

yahoo.com     2 hrs ago   21 related          

Friday July 25, 3:29 pm ET ByMarc Chandler, RealMoney.com Contributor The U.S. dollar had been buoyed by a host of factors, including: easing of concerns that Fannie Mae would fail, a pullback in commodity prices, and weak...                

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