The federal budget deficit for fiscal 2026 totaled nearly $2 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Friday. The fiscal ...

July was significantly worse than average, August was actually a bit better than average. September has historically been a ...

The federal budget deficit rose to nearly $2 trillion for the past fiscal year, spurred in part by ballooning interest payments and tariff refunds, the Congressional Budget Office reported Thursday.

And our interest payments are already consuming an alarming share of resources.

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit widened more than expected in the first quarter amid a shortfall on the primary income balance, government data showed on ‌Wednesday.