Both candidates were part of administrations that produced growing deficits. Neither is likely to reverse that trend if ...

The US federal budget deficit surged in August with one month to go until the end of the fiscal year as higher interest costs continued to weigh on the overall balance.

The U.S. government is on track to spend more than $1 trillion on interest payments this year, more than it spends on the ...

Though Treasurys are attractive for their safe-haven repute, several analysts voiced concern that this is at risk. US ...

I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Whoever wins in November could find ...

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday reported a $380 billion federal budget deficit for August, a massive shift from the $89 billion ...

The U.S. Treasury has reported a significant shift in the federal budget, with a $380 billion deficit in August 2024, contrasting starkly with an $89 billion surplus in August 2023. The first 11 ...

This year budget deficit of the United States is on track to top 19 trillion US dollars or more than 6 percent of economic output a threshold rea ...

Podcast host Abby McCloskey talks with Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget about the ...

In poll after poll, Americans have indicated the economy is their top concern as they prepare to cast votes this election.

Government borrowing and the national debt are barely getting a mention in the US election campaign, yet a failure to change ...

Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that ...