A few years back, Silicon Valley Bank (and a few other regional banks) got into trouble because they held too many long-dated government bonds. Government bonds are generally a safe investment; ...
This story was updated with new information. Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reforming and overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He had ...
The concept of balance-of-payments-constrained economic growth has long served as a vital framework for understanding how external imbalances can limit long-run economic expansion. This approach ...
In a move that could upend the delicate financial balance of millions of Americans, an overhaul of the federal student loan system proposed by House Republicans could push monthly payments up by ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In the 2023 federal fiscal year, New York made back $1.04 in federal spending for every dollar it paid in federal taxes, a positive balance. During the prior fiscal year, the ...
On March 20, 2025, the IMF released the seventh edition of the Integrated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM7, the Manual), updating global standards for external ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. A few years back, Silicon Valley Bank (and a few other regional banks) got into ...