The December budget deficit came in at $144.75 billion, a record for the month and 68 percent higher than last year.

Zooming out and looking over the history of the budget back to 2016 shows a more complete picture. The change since Covid is ...

The U.S. Treasury Department released the latest Monthly Treasury Statement on Tuesday, Jan. 13, revealing that the federal ...

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

(The Center Square) – Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving ...

The Fed is not the only central bank that is enmeshed in direct or indirect fiscal financing. The current situation raises troubling questions for central banks ...

Corporate America loves huge and growing federal government deficits. Few corporate leaders will admit this, but the fact is that a dramatic reduction in the federal deficit would lead to a decline of ...

'When the government spends ... private businesses and employees eventually cash the check.' Corporate America loves huge and growing federal government deficits. Few corporate leaders will admit this ...