In Ray Dalio's forthcoming book "How Countries Go Broke" he argues that the United States' budget deficit should be cut.

The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.

Republicans are betting trillions on the hope that the economy will grow fast enough to cover their deficit spree.

U.S. government bonds, or Treasuries, are the primary way the federal government borrows money and one of the world’s most ...

It’s vital for Congress to pair pro-growth tax cuts with pro-growth spending reforms. The federal budget itself needs a ...

Finance Minister K N Balagopal concluded his speech stating that every budget is a historical document which ... the fact remains that our revenue deficit as percentage of GSDP continues to ...

Even if those tax breaks are allowed to lapse at year’s end, the federal budget deficit ... compared to its historical average, Swagel said. For the current fiscal year, the deficit will rise ...

"Contrary to Trump, the only ways to reduce the trade deficit are to slash the federal budget deficit ... As a matter of economic history, the U.S. trade deficit expands when the U.S. economy ...

Investors added $1.124 billion to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending Wednesday, following $741.6 million of ...