World news about “American budget” published by euronews.
The political football that is the US economy President Barack Obama has unveiled his election-year budget proposals which include aggressive spending on infrastructure to boost US growth and a minimum 30… 13/02/2012
While America squabbles, the world waits Europe’s debt crisis may be going global and worrying world markets, but what about the woes of number one economy America? The world may have to wait for… 23/11/2011
No deal to ease US Budget deficit In the U.S. a so called ‘super committee’ is set to admit defeat in its bid to come to grips with the country’s debt deficit. The Republican and Democrat… 21/11/2011
Post 9/11: the cost of the ‘War on Terror’ 225,000 lives and up to four trillion dollars. That is, in its most simplistic terms, the cost so far of the so-called ‘War on Terror’, triggered by the 9/11… 30/08/2011
Blame game continues over US debt crisis With time running out, negotiations between President Barack Obama and the Republicans to avert an unprecedented US default seem to be going nowhere… 22/07/2011
US credit outlook goes from stable to negative Ratings Agency Standard & Poor’s has warned it has changed its outlook for its credit rating for the US over the next couple of years. The agency has revised… 18/04/2011
Obamas predicament: How to tame the U.S. deficit? In this week’s edition of Business Weekly, we take a close look at the ongoing battle over the federal budget in the United States, where President Barack… 15/04/2011
US budget talks failure to have significant impact Without an agreement on a budget deal between Republican and Democratic negotiators, a partial shutdown of the US government would start on Saturday. The… 06/04/2011
US pulls funds for Palestinian Sesame StreetSesame Street is ‘must see’ viewing for some children around the world but the future of the Palestinian version is under threat because of a lack of … 07/01/2012
More cuts in the new US defence strategyUS President Barack Obama has announced changes to America’s defence strategy that will see a much “leaner” military force. Officials say the plan could… 06/01/2012
US legislators fail to reach deficit dealA US Congress ‘super-committee’ has failed to agree on how to cut 1.2 trillion dollars from the country’s budget deficit over the next decade The… 22/11/2011
Trying to count the real cost of warAfter almost a decade of the so-called ‘War on Terror’, a debate about the full cost of military intervention in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq is now… 30/08/2011
Blame game continues over US credit cutThe blame game has continued among US political parties after the country’s loss of its triple-A credit rating. Standard and Poor’s decision to reduce it… 08/08/2011
Obama pushes for swift debt dealUS President Barack Obama warned Washington lawmakers on Saturday that time was running out to agree a deal to raise America’s debt limit. In his weekly… 16/07/2011
Obama calls for compromise on budget talksWashington must leave party divisions behind if a US debt crisis is to be avoided, President Barack Obama said on Friday. The country will not be able to… 16/07/2011
Obama walks out of stormy debt crisis talksTempers are getting frayed in Washington over ongoing budget talks. The fourth crisis meeting between congressional leaders ended with President Barack Obama… 14/07/2011
US debt discussion descends into blame-gameIn the United States, government debt discussions are descending into a blame-game. President Obama has warned there may not be enough money to honour… 13/07/2011
Crunch meeting on US debt crisisIt is back to the drawing board as US President Barack Obama gathers key Democrats and Republicans at the White House to try to resolve the country’s budget… 10/07/2011
Republicans and Democrats on the attack after credit warningBoth the White House and Congress have seized on Standard and Poor’s revised US credit outlook as ammunition in their row over how to reduce the … 19/04/2011
Obama bites the deficit bullet; $4 trillion cuts by 2023President Obama has showcased his budget plan to help reduce America’s massive budget deficit by as much as four trillion US dollars by 2023. It will mean… 13/04/2011
Eleventh hour deal keeps US in businessWashington is still in business this morning after Republicans and Democrats passed a stopgap budget deal. The US government was less than an hour away from… 09/04/2011
Budget row is about abortion, says top DemocratThe budget row that could shut down the US government hangs on differences over social policy, the top Democrat in Congress said on Friday. Senate Majority… 08/04/2011
US scrambles to avoid shutdownIn Washington, Democrats and Republicans are scrambling for a deal on the US government’s spending before the current funding budget runs out at midnight… 08/04/2011
Obama urges budget deal as government shutdown loomsA budget battle on Capitol Hill is threatening to partially shut down the US government. Federal agencies like museums, national parks and passport offices… 06/04/2011
