The deficit of $54.5 billion continue​s a volatile run as imports and exports ​react to rapid ​shifts in ​the trade policy.

For the fiscal year to date, the deficit totaled $1.004 trillion, about 12% lower than the comparable period in 2025.

Federal budget deficit reached $1 trillion in five months through February 2026 as tax revenue jumped $206 billion due to higher income tax and tariff collections, CBO data shows.

Panics about the rising US deficit have stirred up bond vigilantes before. An economist thinks concerns about military ...

B vs. $67.9B consensus and $72.90B (revised from $70.30B) in December, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in January as exports surged to a record high and imports fell, a trend that if sustained, could see trade contributing to ...

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, the federal deficit has declined by $516 billion on a trailing-12-month basis. Spending is basically flat, but revenue is up a remarkable 8.5 ...

Roughly a third of the revenue boom resulted from Trump’s unprecedented, near-universal tariffs on imports. Yet more than half of the revenue increase came from rising wages and realized capital gains ...

Taken in absolute terms at the end of each presidential term, the claim is true. However, while a U.S. president can direct policy and campaign for certain spending priorities and tax reforms, the ...