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

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the 2026 deficit could exceed 5.4% of economic output after parliament failed to ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...