By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April as exports of petroleum products ...

War costs rise as the deficit deepens. Fiscal gauges flash pandemic‑era stress. No credible deficit plan from Washington yet. The US budget deficit was already on shaky ground before the Iran war, and ...

The U.S. national debt is the total of what the federal government owes creditors. The U.S. has always carried debt, but the total has expanded rapidly since 2008.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term United States federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social ...

The U.S. trade gap expanded in March, broadly matching market expectations, according to fresh data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report showed the deficit increased to ...

The Congressional Budget Office's latest forecasts are out on the U.S. government's deficit situation - and they don't look very good. An ever-widening U.S. budget deficit over the next 10 years will ...