Monetary policy isn’t the only macro driver. Fiscal decisions increasingly influence the same variables traders associate ...

Discover how fiscal policy balances tax rates and government spending to influence economic growth, employment, and inflation. Learn its impact on different demographic groups.

Monetary Policy is implemented by the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S. to control inflation, regulate interest rates, and support the efficient functioning of the banking system. Fiscal Policy is ...

The federal government uses fiscal policy -- taxation and government spending -- to steer the economy in the right direction by increasing or decreasing the demand and availability of goods and ...

The Centre has displayed fiscal discipline, but this year, it has the unenviable choice of either pulling back on growth-generating capital expenditure, or risking missing fiscal targets ...

Fiscal policy is how governments shape the economy. Adjusting interest rates can determine whether getting credit is easy or expensive. The tax code can raise money from businesses and individuals to ...

China will continue to pursue a more proactive fiscal policy next year with enhanced precision and effectiveness, to promote an effective improvement in the quality of the economy and a reasonable ...

In a historic appointment, Satsuki Katayama became Japan’s first female finance minister in October, taking the reins of the ...

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The Japanese economy remained generally strong in 2025 despite the Trump tariff shock. Growth reached the level of its ...