Government deficit rose 4% in Trump’s first full month in office, despite DOGE. UBS says the U.S. is slashing confidence, not spending

Elon Musk's cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency have yet to reduce the federal deficit overall; ...
Fox Business

Federal budget deficit hits record $1.1T in first 5 months of fiscal year

The federal government's budget deficit has grown by more than $300 billion in the first five months of fiscal year 2025, according to the latest data. The Treasury Department's latest monthly ...

Crowding-Out vs. Multiplier Effect: Government Stimulus Explained

Explore how the crowding-out and multiplier effects impact government stimulus spending. Learn which theory better stimulates ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

6-month U.S. deficit hits $1.3 trillion; government still projects $1.9 trillion deficit for year

WASHINGTON -- The United States' deficit hit $1.3 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year with the federal government on track to reach its $1.9 trillion projection by fiscal year's end. The ...
Marketplace

Why billionaire Ray Dalio is worried about a "bond market heart attack"

We're continuing to track the big tax and spending bill winding its way through Congress, which would add $2.4 trillion to the U.S. government deficit over 10 years, according to the nonpartisan ...
New Republic

The U.S. Government Is Spending Way More Than It’s Making

The federal government ran a $345 billion deficit for the month of August, according to a monthly report from the U.S. Treasury Thursday. The figure exceeded expectations, as economists had forecast a ...
InvestmentNews

US government deficit brings warnings from bond market

In the world’s biggest bond market, investors are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan. On Wednesday, they drove yields on benchmark 30-year Treasuries to as high as 5.1%, ...