The federal government is projected to post a $2 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2026, double the 3% of GDP target that has ...

(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 ...

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 US trade deficit in goods expanded to a new record in 2025, government data showed Thursday, despite sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed during his first year back in the White ...

The US trade deficit ballooned to $56.8 billion in November 2025, crushing economists’ forecasts of $43.4 billion and nearly doubling from October’s revised $29.2 billion. The magnitude of the surge ...

The U.S. national debt reached another historic milestone on Wednesday as it surpassed $39 trillion for the first time as the federal government's persistent budget deficits send the debt soaring ...

The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal deficit will grow from $1.8 trillion in 2025 to $3.1 trillion by 2036. Federal spending is currently well above its 50-year average, while revenue ...

Shipping containers are stacked at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, U.S., March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit ...

WASHINGTON -- The United States' annual deficit exceeded $1.1 trillion during the first six months of the ongoing fiscal year, around $139 billion less compared to the first half of fiscal 2025. The ...

WASHINGTON — The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The unprecedented figure highlights competing ...