Key Takeaways The U.S. economy is increasingly propped up by federal deficit spending, which, by one estimate, effectively ...

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit narrowed sharply in the fourth quarter, hitting the lowest ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regularly says his motivation to get “out from behind my desk” and enter public service was ...

The U.S. current account balance stood at -$190.7B in Q4, compared with the -$211.0B consensus and narrowing from -$239.1B in ...

The deficit of $54.5 billion continue​s a volatile run as imports and exports ​react to rapid ​shifts in ​the trade policy.

WASHINGTON -- The United States' deficit for the current fiscal year is increasing at a lower rate compared to the prior year, with the federal government ending January with a nearly $697 billion gap ...

(The Center Square) - The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal ...

Roughly a third of the revenue boom resulted from Trump’s unprecedented, near-universal tariffs on imports. Yet more than half of the revenue increase came from rising wages and realized capital gains ...

A recent surge of A.I.-related imports has become an impediment to the smaller trade deficit President Trump wants.

The Hartford school district currently faces a $74.5 million deficit if it can't receive aid from the city, according to the ...