A key variable for investors to decipher in election season is the impact of policy proposals on fiscal spending, the deficit ...

Donald Trump won the election. The House and Senate are in Republican hands. That means the GOP now owns the debt and its ...

The U.S. deficit spiked to start the new fiscal year, casting a shadow over the budget outlook as Washington braces for a ...

The U.S. budget deficit jumped nearly four-fold to $257 billion in October, a figure inflated by one-off factors, the ...

Experts warn of critical economic challenges due to growing fiscal gap and rising debt costs. Read an update on the ...

Moody's estimates that the fiscal health of the U.S. could suffer if Donald Trump successfully implements promised policy ...

Much larger fiscal adjustments than currently planned are required to stabilize (or reduce) debt with high probability. Now is an opportune time for rebuilding fiscal buffers and delaying is costly.

When you ask a politician, regardless of political party, why they do not campaign for policies to reduce the national debt, ...

In recent years, budget events have had a 'now or never' feeling about them. This year's mini budget was uneventful, which is ...

Desjardins estimates that the deficit will reach $46.5 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year, compared to the Budget forecast of $39.8 billion. But fiscal headwinds are mounting and the outlook could get ...

The World Bank’s Prospects Group has constructed a comprehensive cross-country database of fiscal space. The database covers 202 countries over the period 1990-2023, and includes 29 indicators of ...