Deficit spending occurs when the federal government spends more than it collects. This means that the federal budget exceeds both the government’s revenues for the year and any surplus it currently ...

The European Union has reimposed tight limits on states’ budget deficits — but with exemptions for military spending. After years of claims that austerity was over, we’re now seeing it used ...

President Trump claims a main goal of his crippling tariffs is to address the U.S. trade deficit. So is the U.S. trade deficit a problem? On today's show, why we'll never have a trade surplus with ...

Are you wondering what trade deficits are and what all the hoopla is around President Donald Trump's trade war? Here are some terms and facts to help you understand. On an a larger scale of comparison ...

Much of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about his on-again/off-again tariff plan is based around the idea that the U.S. is in a trade deficit with many countries around the world. But a deficit ...

Despite State of the Union promises to get tough on the deficit, President Obama's budget announcement Monday is expected to show debt rising to $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year. That's up ...

Scott Carpenter and Michael Rubin combined untruths, half-truths and faulty analysis in support of their conclusion that there is a democracy deficit in the Kurdistan ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose broad tariffs on nearly all of the country’s trading partners appears to be an attempt to address his longtime dissatisfaction with the U.S. trade deficit.