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Ting Shen/AFP via Getty Images The federal spending deficit is likely to increase in 2025, forecasters say. Incoming president Donald Trump said he would cut taxes and spending, but Congress is ...

The balance of payments is a double-entry accounting system that's based on corresponding debits and credits. Its purpose is to record payments and receipts from the residents of one country with ...

Three key questions are lurking for bonds related to inflation, tariffs and the US government’s growing budget deficit. Click ...

Much depends on the economic priorities of the Trump administration. I think many economist’s fears about the inflationary ...

Government spending is currently growing at an unprecedented rate to deal with the effects of the global pandemic. Many people worry that this could burden future generations with a crippling debt ...