About $32.1 trillion of the debt is held by the public, while roughly $7.7 trillion represents intragovernmental holdings.

Washington is floating brand-new tax cuts at the exact moment the federal deficit is blowing past levels not seen since the ...

The U.S. budget deficit reached $779 billion in fiscal 2018, up $113 billion in one year. Here is what the Treasury data ...

One factor is the continuing multibillion-dollar AI investments by Google parent Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft, ...

The 10-month fiscal 2026 deficit has already surpassed the full-year 2025 shortfall, with 2 months still remaining ...

Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, ...

US federal budget deficit hit a record $432 billion in July, taking the fiscal 2026 shortfall to $1.799 trillion in the first 10 months. Higher government spending and weaker tariff revenues have ...

Signs of potential interest rate hikes remain in focus after the U.S. budget deficit surged to its highest monthly level in more than five years.

Long-term US Treasury yields hit 19-year highs as Scott Bessent navigates nearly $2 trillion deficits, rising borrowing costs ...

The CBO's monthly update shows the federal budget deficit on track to hit $2.1 trillion as national debt interest costs surge 14% year over year.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed a bit in June, but it remains only slightly lower than before President Donald Trump took ...