Discover how deficit spending works and stimulates the economy, guided by Keynesian theory. Learn about its impact, benefits, and criticism.

Are you wondering what trade deficits are and what all the hoopla is about regarding President Donald Trump's trade war? Here are some terms and facts to help you understand. A trade imbalance is ...

Discover key arguments for and against a balanced federal budget, exploring potential impacts on national debt, taxpayers, and future economic stability.

Recent discussions about international trade have centered on the United States’ economic relationships with Canada and Mexico, particularly regarding trade deficits. Claims suggest that the United ...

The U.S. trade deficit now routinely tops $1 trillion, principally because of four particularly large U.S. trade deficits – with China, Mexico, Vietnam and Ireland. The 2024 deficit was a record $1.2 ...

As I've attempted to explain before, the surging deficits we've seen in the last several years are not, for the most part, caused by a sudden increase in government spending but by a sudden plunge in ...

Washington is running its largest peacetime budget deficit in American history. The national debt held by the public has leaped from 40 percent of the economy in 2008 to 100 percent today—on its way ...

Montclair’s growing school budget crisis took center stage Friday night at a town hall meeting inside Buzz Aldrin Middle School. Superintendent Ruth B. Turner and Interim Business Administrator Dana ...