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Obama seeks budget deal with Republicans President Obama has delivered his fifth annual budget proposal. The plan is to increase spending on infrastructure and pre-school education.Obama’s… 10/04/2013
Obama: budget sticking resumes President Obama’s budget blueprint is not expected to foster a spring-like harmony in Washington. Both the left and the right are lining up to criticise it… 10/04/2013
Heading for the cliff – what it means President Obama and the Republicans in the US Congress both believe the US tax system is broken, but differ vastly on how to fix it. Hopefully… 09/11/2012
Winner must tackle US’s “fiscal cliff” One barely-discussed issue during the US election campaign is America’s impending budget crisis. If Democrats and Republicans cannot agree on a 2013 budget… 06/11/2012
Fed says US economy weaker, but no policy change The Federal Reserve says the US economic recovery had lost momentum so far this year, but after their monthly meeting, the central bank’s policymakers stopped… 01/08/2012
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
Obama lashes out at Congress as budget cuts kick inJust hours after huge US government spending reductions officially took effect on March 2, President Barack Obama used his weekly address to criticise… 02/03/2013
Obama grudgingly signs-off on spending cutsLetters will soon be sent out to government employees telling them about redundancies and reduced hours now that US President Barack Obama has signed an… 02/03/2013
Obama attacks ‘dumb’ imminent cuts as talks failThe United States is heading for deep automatic spending cuts after Democrat and Republican leaders failed to break the deadlock over finding an alternative… 01/03/2013
Obama trades barbs with Republicans over budget cutsBarack Obama has defended the US government’s decision to free hundreds of detained illegal immigrants in order to save money. The move has been fiercely… 27/02/2013
Obama warns cuts will cost jobsUS President Barack Obama is renewing pressure on Republicans in Congress. He wants to head off 85 billion dollars in budget cuts due on March the 1st and… 20/02/2013
Obama’s latest budget proposals quickly brushed asideAs the March 1 deadline draws closer for automatic austerity measures to be imposed on the US government, President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass a… 05/02/2013
Americans react to last-minute ‘fiscal cliff’ dealAfter months of budget brinkmanship, Americans are digesting news that the country has been pulled back from the edge of a so-called “fiscal cliff.” In what… 02/01/2013
Obama hails tax hikes for the rich in fiscal cliff dealUS President Barack Obama headed back to Hawaii on Wednesday and a Christmas holiday he cut short to help finalise a last minute fiscal cliff deal. During a… 02/01/2013
Relief for Obama as the US avoids the “fiscal cliff”US president Barack Obama has given a measured welcome to the news that Congress has averted a fall off the so-called “fiscal cliff”. Politicians in the… 02/01/2013
Obama says fiscal cliff deal is closeA deal is in sight but it is not yet done – that was the message from US President Barack Obama who appeared on prime time television to reassure the American… 31/12/2012
What is the fiscal cliff?The phrase ‘fiscal cliff’ – coined by the head of the US central bank Ben Bernanke – refers to the shock measures that were intended to focus partisan… 31/12/2012
Fiscal crisis : Obama tells Congress to cool off over ChristmasThe White House has tried to rescue stalled budget crisis talks after Thursday’s collapse of a Republican plan. But a meeting produced little – even a push… 22/12/2012
Coast to coast Americans ruminate on debateVoters in the USA now have one month to consider how the debate may influence their choice for president and what they want to hear next time around. It would… 04/10/2012
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
