US budget deficit reaches $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, third largest in history
The US budget deficit hit $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, its third-largest on record, driven by increased government spending, ...
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China’s economic measures could narrow Australia’s budget deficit, says economist
China’s latest stimulus is expected to push iron ore prices to US$130 per tonne, delivering a significant boost to ...
This election should be about the national debt | GUEST COMMENTARY
Some of the biggest decisions our next U.S. senator will have to make are around the economy, specifically our national debt, ...
South Africa's budget to show healthier finances but discipline still needed, economists say
South Africa's mid-term budget review later this month is expected to show healthier public finances, but economists say it ...
UConn faculty, students fear cuts amid projected deficit: ‘Alarming that I may not have a degree to finish’
Additional state funding is helping to reduce the shortfall … but UConn still is reviewing options to achieve about $17.6 ...
Budget 2025: A message of fiscal stability, growth
THE government has struck a tough balancing act in delivering a budget package that will keep the economy on an upward growth ...
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What the Presidential election outcome could mean for the US dollar value
*Roger J Kerr is Executive Chairman of Barrington Treasury Services NZ Limited. He has written commentaries on the NZ dollar ...
Israel’s wars are expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices
On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel's war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been ...
Worries about deficit spending after election bog down U.S. government debt
Monday's rise in yields, created by a broad-based selloff of U.S. government debt, sent the benchmark 10-year rate BX:TMUBMUSD10Y and its 30-year counterpart BX:TMUBMUSD30Y toward their highest levels ...
Starmer government readies brutal UK austerity budget
Reeves trailed her budget cuts at last week’s International Investment Summit, saying that Labour’s mission of “being the ...
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei
A series of protests are expected to intensify across Argentina this week over a veto by President Javier Milei of a law that ...
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Candidates try to guide voters through labyrinthine CT budget debate
CT's fiscal controls, while impossible to ignore, don't translate well to the campaign trail. So how are politicians framing ...