Fiscal policy objectives vary. In the short term, governments may focus on macroeconomic stabilization—for example, spending more or cutting taxes to stimulate an ailing economy or slashing spending ...

Fiscal policy is tied to government action on spending ... that could generate more revenue or cut spending levels. For example, Trump’s proposals for increased tariffs on foreign trade would ...

John Hendrickson and John Phelan compare Minnesota's soaring taxes and deficits with Iowa low taxes and balanced budgets.

The Federal Reserve’s premature victory lap over inflation reveals a worrisome misunderstanding of the predicament we still ...

Fiscal policy can be defined as the government ... economy the government may have to step up capital investment for example in infrastructure and social welfare. This increases consumer ...