The U.S. government posted a higher $284 billion deficit for October in a report delayed and impacted by the recent federal ...

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower ...

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in August as imports declined, but trade could still subtract from economic growth in the third quarter. The trade gap contracted 23.8% to $59.6 ...

US deficit rises as entitlement and debt costs soar, despite higher tariffs. Learn why reform is crucial for fiscal stability ...

The U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services balance narrowed to -$59.6B in August from -$78.2B (revised from $78.3B) in July and came in smaller than the -$61.0B consensus, according to U.S.

The US kicked off the 2026 fiscal year with a $284 billion budget deficit last month, underscoring the Trump administration’s challenge in attempting to dramatically shrink federal borrowing needs in ...

(Reuters) -The U.S. deficit-to-gross domestic product ratio has room to come down to the 3% range, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. "The deficit-to-GDP, which is the important ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit in goods contracted sharply in August amid a plunge in imports, government data showed. The goods trade gap narrowed 16.8% to $85.5 billion last month, the ...

Tariffs have caused big swings in imports of goods like iPhones as U.S. businesses grapple with how to respond. The numbers: The nation's trade deficit in goods sank 17% in August to a two-year low, ...

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government ...

The U.S. federal budget deficit hit $1.8 trillion in the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday. Moreover, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs ...

President Trump has overturned decades of US policy in favor of free trade, slapping double-digit tariffs on imports from most countries and targeting specific products.