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Fiscal Policy
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- Canada Proposes C$142.1 Billion Spending Plan Over Five Years
The budget forecasts a smaller deficit for 2025-26. The Bank of Canada’s next rate announcement is scheduled for Dec. 9.
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- Goldman Says Midterm Results Could Reshape AI and Data Center Rules
The bank expects Democrats to use fiscal deadlines to seek concessions on the Iran war, tariffs and recent spending cuts.
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- Brazil's Real Rebounds After About 8% Drop as Wall Street Views Split
Citi closed bullish Brazil positions, Morgan Stanley downgraded Brazilian equities and JPMorgan lowered its recommendations for the real and local interest rates.
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- Trump Says Proposed $5,000 Dividend Would Come Shortly After Midterms
Trump tied the proposed payment to Republicans winning both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms.
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- IMF Says Targeted Transfers Need Less Fiscal Spending in Crises
Price-suppressing measures can require three to 22 times the resources to provide comparable protection.
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- Moody’s Maintains France’s Aa3 Rating and Negative Outlook
Finance Minister Roland Lescure called for a year-end budget that would reduce the deficit to 5%, while the 2027 finance bill aims to continue restoring public finances.
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- U.S. Corporate Tax Receipts Drop 16% to $381.4 Billion in Fiscal 2026
Total federal revenue rose to $5.40 trillion, but spending grew faster and the deficit widened.
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- UK Gilts Rally as Investors Price In Healey’s Fiscal Discipline
Healey has pledged to keep fiscal rules with a buffer for uncertainty. Market pricing also points to a low likelihood of a Bank of England rate cut in November 2026.
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- France’s Budget Vote Tests Fiscal Plan as Debt Hits 119% of GDP
The proposed plan targets a 5.0% deficit in 2027, while the government projects a 5.4% deficit for 2026.
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- IMF Projects U.S. Interest Costs to Reach 5.7% of GDP by 2031
The forecast roughly matches projected Social Security spending as G7 bond yields climb and global public debt is set to exceed annual output by 2030.
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- U.S. Debt Needs Fiscal Adjustment Equal to 4% of GDP to Fall
Debt held by the public is projected to climb from 101% of GDP in fiscal 2026 to 120% in 2036. The adjustment would involve higher federal revenue and a rebalancing of entitlement programs.
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- Treasury Counselor Questions IMF's Forecast Record as U.S. Debt Tops $40T
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said growth alone would not put federal debt on a sustainable path. She was responding to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's August comment about growing out of a rising debt-to-…
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- Ireland Proposes €1.62 Trillion EU Budget Through 2034
The plan would increase spending 30% from the current framework, but Sweden says the overall budget remains unaffordable and needs significantly deeper cuts.
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- China Plans Debt-Interest Spending Equal to 19.2% of Central Outlays
China’s 2026 debt-interest budget rises 6.7% to RMB 8,739.9 billion as Beijing expands fiscal support for slower growth.
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- U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion as Spending Rises 6%
Federal spending reached $7.4 trillion in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, with Medicare costs, tax breaks and lost tariff revenue widening the gap.
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- France’s Public Debt Reaches 119% of GDP as Budget Pressure Builds
Debt climbed to €3.5955 trillion in the second quarter as education protests and a 2027 budget debate add pressure on Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government.
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- Saudi Arabia’s Q2 FDI Falls 18% as Kingdom Seeks More Investment
Gross foreign direct investment inflows fell to SAR 22.3 billion in the second quarter, while the government raised its projected 2026 budget deficit to SAR 245 billion.
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- IMF Chief Urges France to Rein In Deficit as Bond Yields Rise
Kristalina Georgieva warned that France must restore confidence in its finances as political turmoil complicates planned spending cuts.
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- Global Public Debt Rose to 93.9% of GDP in 2025, Reaching 100% by 2029
Advanced economies have the highest debt burdens, while U.S. publicly held federal debt stood at 99% of GDP at the close of fiscal 2025.
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- Goldman’s Gutman Calls for Spending Cuts to Curb Rising Bond Costs
The Goldman Sachs International co-CEO said lower deficits and steadier growth could help address borrowing costs across the Western world.
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- U.S. Interest Costs Are Projected to More Than Double by 2036
Net interest outlays are projected to rise from $1 trillion in fiscal 2026 to $2.1 trillion in 2036 as debt held by the public reaches 120% of GDP.
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- Global Public Debt Is Projected to Reach 100% of GDP by 2029
U.S. debt held by the public was 99% of GDP at the end of fiscal 2025. Separate 75-year projections show large social-insurance shortfalls and a higher adjustment if debt stabilization is delayed.
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- Higher Rates Would Lift U.S. Debt to 222% of GDP by 2056
A modeled scenario puts debt 47 percentage points above the extended baseline, while raising deficits and slowing average annual GDP growth.
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- France’s Budget Fight Puts Government at Risk as Debt Costs Rise
The deficit reached 5.1% of GDP in 2025, while lawmakers are set to vote on the 2027 finance bill Nov. 17.
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- Debt Stabilization Could Raise Household-Equivalent Income by $36,000
Stabilizing federal debt relative to gross domestic product could increase inflation-adjusted income per person by $46,500 over 30 years, compared with $32,350 under rapidly rising debt.
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