Deficit

Trump said $200 billion worth of tariffs are "in the hopper" and another $267 billion could follow.

After dozens of people were killed in the collapse, Italy's deputy prime minister seemed to point the finger at "external constraints."

The U.S. deficit is set to surpass $1 trillion by next year, which would be the highest total since the start of Obama's second term.

America's growing budget deficit will increase debt to the highest level in U.S. history by far, according to the Congressional Budget Office 2018 long-term budget outlook.

A détente between China and the U.S. on trade appears to be broken.

Goldman Sachs is warning its clients that the long-term fiscal outlook for the United States is "not good" because of high levels of deficit spending.

"Today's CBO report confirms that major damage was done to our fiscal outlook in just the past few months. This is the first forecast to take into account the recent tax and spending legislation, and it's clear that lawmakers have added significantly more debt on top of an already unsustainable trajectory."

Suddenly, $999 for the iPhone X doesn't seem so bad.

President Donald Trump was happy with the large increase in military spending but got little money for a border wall in the 2,232-page bill.

Trump's addition of trillions to the deficit shows that it's business as usual in Washington, the Freedom Caucus says.

The new poll reflects a dip in confidence in Trump's policies for the middle class since he was inaugurated.

The plan has passed the Senate and is likely to get through the House next week.

The overwhelming evidence shows that tax cuts do not increase economic growth.

Most federal departments would be hit while Medicaid and the food stamp programs would lose almost a trillion dollars.

Trump is committed to the idea that tax cuts for the rich and corporations are the key to prosperity.

Nothing he has said so far indicates he will attempt serious entitlement reform or debt reduction.

Cutting IRS funding will increase the deficit and let more rich people dodge tax.

It must be exhausting for Republicans to have to remember so many alternative facts.

With a $125.2 million payment to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moscow will clear its estimated Soviet-era debt.

A tariff wall removes pressure on states to make businesses more competitive.

Imports have increased 40 percent over the same time period.

An exploding U.S. deficit and the devaluation of the renminbi make a trade war with China all but inevitable.

It would be a windfall for Wall Street, with little increase in public investment.

Growth forecasts have been revised down as a result of the June 23 vote.

The boost risks a large budget deficit and increasing the government's debt burden.

The intimation by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney that he would cut interest rates and ease monetary policy was highly unhelpful.

The country's next government will need to show it is serious about fiscal policy.

He told a rally in Indiana Sunday that China is responsible for "the greatest theft in the history of the world."

We must raise the debt ceiling, end the sequester and spend more on education and infrastructure.

Forecasters say the increase would be smaller if economic growth effects are considered.