The GDP Is Only Growing Because of the Federal Deficit: How Much of a Problem Is That?

GDP growth in the U.S. relies on federal deficit spending, raising concerns about rising debt, inflation, and long-term economic risks.

Shocker for Donald Trump as US Treasury budget deficit off to one of worst starts in history. What Americans need to know

U.S. treasury budget deficit has hit headlines due to negative reason as economy headache for President Donald Trump grows ...
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Federal deficit totaled $1 trillion in beginning of FY2026, CBO says

(The Center Square) - The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal ...

U.S. Budget Deficit Pressures Mount As War Spending Surges

The US budget deficit was already on shaky ground before the Iran war, and reports that Pentagon will seek an additional ...
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Congressional Budget Office Ups Federal Deficit Forecast

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks to reporters during a news conference on the impacts of the Republican budget proposal at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in ...
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Come 2030, the U.S. deficit will be worth 5.9% of GDP—more than spending on Social Security, and equal to major health programs

Caring for an entire population is expensive—caring for an aging population even more so. This is the conundrum facing the U.S. government over the coming decades, with the number of people age 65 and ...
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Analysts warn slashing US deficits could spark a brutal market meltdown

Financial markets are increasingly fixated on Washington's red ink, but the bigger risk may not be the deficits themselves so much as how abruptly politicians try to erase them. A rapid, poorly ...