The U.S. government posted a lower $173 billion deficit in November as tariffs on imports helped to boost revenues, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. The deficit last month was down $193 ...

The annual U.S. deficit with Mexico would be the United States’ largest for the first time were it not for the surge of U.S.

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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 ...

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in September, touching the lowest level in more than five years, as exports accelerated and imports rose marginally, suggesting that trade likely provided ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. A debate over US trade deficits has been raging online, ...

President Donald Trump has made reducing U.S. trade deficits, which have expanded significantly in recent decades, a priority of his administration. He and his advisors argue that renegotiating trade ...

A budget deficit occurs when you spend more than you take in. This is not necessarily a fatal blow to a company and running a budget deficit may actually be a tactical maneuver that benefits a ...