Deficit
Neil Buchanan: Does Trump Believe in Tooth Fairies?
The overwhelming evidence shows that tax cuts do not increase economic growth.
Can a Trade Deficit Mean Growth?
A trade deficit is when a country imports more than it exports.
Trump's Budget Cuts Take Aim at Assistance Programs
Most federal departments would be hit while Medicaid and the food stamp programs would lose almost a trillion dollars.
Neil Buchanan: Trump's Tax Talk is Gobbledegook
Trump is committed to the idea that tax cuts for the rich and corporations are the key to prosperity.
Will Trump Dare to Tackle Welfare Entitlements?
Nothing he has said so far indicates he will attempt serious entitlement reform or debt reduction.
Robert Reich: Trump's New Ruse to Boost the Super-Rich
Cutting IRS funding will increase the deficit and let more rich people dodge tax.
Neil Buchanan: Republicans in a Dishonest Fantasy Land
It must be exhausting for Republicans to have to remember so many alternative facts.
Are Republicans Prepared to Burn Down the Senate?
Abandoning Senate rules may be the only way to give the rich another massive tax break.
Russia to Settle Final InstalLment of Soviet Debt
With a $125.2 million payment to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moscow will clear its estimated Soviet-era debt.
Trump's 'Buy American' Trade Policies Lead to Disaster
A tariff wall removes pressure on states to make businesses more competitive.
China Posts First Trade Deficit in Three Years
Imports have increased 40 percent over the same time period.
Smart Negotiator? Trump Flunks His First Big Deal
Trump doesn't understand the first thing about trade negotiations
How Trump-o-nomics Will Bring Back the '80s
An exploding U.S. deficit and the devaluation of the renminbi make a trade war with China all but inevitable.
Neil Buchanan: Should Dems Back Trump's Spending Plan?
It would be a windfall for Wall Street, with little increase in public investment.
U.K. Chancellor Delivers Stark Brexit Warning
Growth forecasts have been revised down as a result of the June 23 vote.
Is Trump's Fiscal Stimulus Too Much of a Good Thing?
The boost risks a large budget deficit and increasing the government's debt burden.
When Will the Pound Sterling Stop Sinking?
The intimation by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney that he would cut interest rates and ease monetary policy was highly unhelpful.
Spain Spared Brussels Deficit Sanctions Before Election
The country's next government will need to show it is serious about fiscal policy.
Trump: Can't Allow China 'to Rape' the United States
He told a rally in Indiana Sunday that China is responsible for "the greatest theft in the history of the world."
Why Republican Deficit Hawks Are Wrong
We must raise the debt ceiling, end the sequester and spend more on education and infrastructure.
Obamacare Repeal Would Increase U.S. Deficit By $353 Billion Over 10 Years: Reports
Forecasters say the increase would be smaller if economic growth effects are considered.
Yes, Government Spending Can Cut the Deficit
If lawmakers were serious about deficit reduction, they would adequately fund enforcement against scofflaws.
UK's Labour to Spend '£50bn More a Year' Than Conservatives by 2020
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, there are now major differences between the two parties spending plans
Little Room for Manoeuvre for Osborne in Crackdown on UK Tax Loopholes for Tech Giants
There is wide public support for making the likes of Amazon and Facebook pay their tax