Elon Musk's cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency have yet to reduce the federal deficit overall; it more than doubled month on month in February to over $1.1 trillion for FY ...

Learn how fiscal policies like government spending and tax changes impact budget deficits. Understand their influence on economic stability and growth.

Buffett had largely avoided commenting on politics during the afternoon part of the annual meetings Q&A and seemed reluctant to directly address a question on what he thought about Tesla CEO Elon Musk ...

U.S. government bonds, or Treasuries, are the primary way the federal government borrows money and one of the world’s most widely traded financial instruments. America’s debt is the total amount of ...

The twin deficits hypothesis has long been central to macroeconomic debates, positing that a government’s chronic fiscal deficit may generate or exacerbate a current account deficit. This ...

There are significant fears over U.S. deficits and debt. But there is little evidence that this will lead to higher interest rates. Rather, we expect a slowdown in long-term GDP growth and potentially ...

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said on a recent podcast that the U.S. could be headed towards a future "economic heart attack" without government action. He told Bloomberg’s "Odd Lots" ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's government posted a primary budget deficit of 59.124 billion reais ($10.9 billion) in July, Treasury data showed on Thursday, more than six times the deficit from the year ...

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