The GDP is only growing because of the federal deficit: How much of a problem is that?

Key Takeaways The U.S. economy is increasingly propped up by federal deficit spending, which, by one estimate, effectively ...

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 ...
The Lowell Sun

Dracut facing significant fiscal 2027 budget deficit

Town departments, including the School Department, are likely to remain in tough financial straits in fiscal 2027. At least ...
Opinion
Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

CRFB Applauds Senate Introduction of 3% Fiscal Goal

Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), joined by Senators David McCormick (R-PA) and Gary Peters (D-MI), introduced a resolution in the Senate last week calling for setting a target of ...
Nature

Twin Deficits Hypothesis and Fiscal Policy Analysis

The twin deficits hypothesis has long been central to macroeconomic debates, positing that a government’s chronic fiscal deficit may generate or exacerbate a current account deficit. This ...
Brandon SunOpinion

Fiscal sleight of hand a government tradition

As part of Budget 2026, we will be reviewing and updating the reporting organizations included in the government reporting ...