Yuval Rosenberg

Yuval Rosenberg oversees all aspects of The Fiscal Times' website and email newsletter, from editorial to audience and business development. Before being named editor in chief, he served as executive editor and business editor. Yuval has also worked at Newsweek, Fortune, Fast Company and WNYC. His writing has appeared in publications including BusinessWeek, CNBC.com, CNNMoney.com, Fast Company, Fortune, Newsweek, Money and Time.

Recent Stories By Yuval Rosenberg:

Republicans Have ‘Lost the Messaging Battle’ Over Tax Cuts, GOP Poll FindsSeptember 21, 2018

Republicans have “lost the messaging battle” over their tax cuts, according to a survey commissioned by the Republican National Committee. The poll, conducted early this month by GOP firm Public...
How to Pay for Medicare for All? Supporters Say That’s the Wrong Question. Here’s Why.September 21, 2018

Any Democrat proposing a transition to a Medicare-for-all system can expect to be pressed on a pivotal question: How do you plan to pay for it? The price tag: Various estimates have pegged the cost...
How Health Care Spending Soared by $1 Trillion in 10 YearsSeptember 20, 2018

Health care spending per person for Americans with employer-provided health insurance rose by 44 percent, or 4.1 percent a year, from 2007 through 2016, according to a new study in Health Affairs....
Who Will Protect Medicare? GOP, Dems Duke It OutSeptember 18, 2018

The 2018 election may be a referendum on President Donald Trump, but it’s also turning into a battle over Medicare, at least in some key races. The Washington Post’s David Weigel reports that...
Senate Approves Spending Bill, Reducing Chances of a ShutdownSeptember 18, 2018

In a 93-7 vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed a package of spending bills that would boost fiscal 2019 funding for the Defense Department and provide full-year funding for the departments of Education...
‘Beware Trillion-Dollar Deficits,’ Barron’s SaysSeptember 18, 2018

In the latest Barron’s cover story, Jack Hough warns of the long-term risks of rising U.S. public debt. While noting that there’s little chance of hitting debt-related turbulence anytime soon and...
Are Deficit Hawks Dead or Just Playing Possum?September 17, 2018

“The deficits hawks are dead,” declared Paul Kane, The Washington Post’s senior congressional correspondent and columnist, in a piece over the weekend. It’s easy to see why Kane says that, and there’...
Kudlow: ‘I Don’t Buy’ That Tax Cuts Boosted DeficitSeptember 17, 2018

Larry Kudlow is at it again. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, the top economic adviser to President Trump said that, while the administration is looking to cut federal spending — including...
Why the Markets Aren’t Freaking Out About Soaring US DebtSeptember 14, 2018

Does the high and rising level of U.S. public debt matter? If so, how concerned should we be? Goldman Sachs asks those questions in a new research piece, noting that the “fiscal outlook for both...
Congress Reaches Spending Deal to Avoid Shutdown. Will Trump Go Along?September 13, 2018

Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month and put off a divisive fight over funding for President Trump’s border wall with Mexico...
US Median Income Hits a Record High – Sort OfSeptember 13, 2018

When is a record not a record? Median household income reached a new nominal high of $61,372 in 2017, up from $60,309 in 2016, the Census Bureau said Wednesday. But the agency also warned that a...
‘Things Are So Much Worse’ – but Does Anyone Care About the Deficit?September 12, 2018

As we told you yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office estimated this week that the deficit for the first 11 months of fiscal 2018 totaled $895 billion, or $222 billion more than it was over the...