The U.S. federal deficit remains historically high, but recent fiscal swings have not significantly disrupted economic growth or inflation trends. Since 2009, the Federal Reserve's shift to a quantity ...

The federal government's budget deficit reached $2 trillion for the current fiscal year as the deficit has widened by nearly $100 billion from last year. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office ...

President Donald Trump’s first year of his second, nonconsecutive term brought all sorts of changes. His administration shuttered the United States Agency for International Development, had the ...

Corporate America loves huge and growing federal government deficits. Few corporate leaders will admit this, but the fact is that a dramatic reduction in the federal deficit would lead to a decline of ...

Defence, infrastructure and housing may be key pillars of the budget. TD Economics would like to see tax and regulatory reform. Deficit may hit $70 billion potentially, depending on size and timing of ...

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) - Illinois is on track to run a more than $200 million deficit just three months into the current fiscal year, according to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. If nothing ...

As President Donald Trump faced questions about the economic impact of his trade policy, a White House social media post framed tariffs as essential for tackling federal deficits. A Nov. 12 X Post ...