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by Simon Black Yesterday the US government’s own Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a pretty sobering report about the state of Uncle Sam’s finances– and what the future holds. According to … Read more
via Mark DeCambre There is one easy way for the U.S. to resolve a growing trade deficit—and perhaps a brewing tariff conflict—with China that is at the heart of a clash … Read more
US trade deficit rises to near 9½-year high The Commerce Department said the trade gap rose 1.6 percent to $57.6 billion. That was the highest level since October 2008. Part … Read more
This study shows that since 2008 and the great Recession the economy didn’t grow at all if you deduct the injection of debt financed deficit spending. Here is a chart … Read more
by Dylan Scott, NEE Trump Asks China To Reduce Their Trade Deficit And Stop Intellectual Property Theft This week, the President slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to enhance domestic … Read more
Trade deficit jumps 5% to $56.6 billion as Trump readies steel tariff via Jeffry Bartash The numbers: The U.S. trade deficit climbed 5% in January and hit a nearly 10-year high, … Read more
via Greg Hunter Are the Trump tax cuts going to help the economy or hurt it? The answer is both. Economist John Williams explains, “The tax cuts are generally positive. Anytime … Read more
Are the Trump tax cuts going to help the economy or hurt it? The answer is both. Economist John Williams explains, “The tax cuts are generally positive. Anytime you cut … Read more
via KEVIN DRUM The Treasury Department is going to be borrowing a lot of money this quarter: No worries. At least the rich are getting richer and schoolteachers are getting an extra … Read more
Amid the worldwide move into cryptos and the continuing interest in peak stocks, the global demand for tangible base metals like Zinc is only growing – while at the exact … Read more
BY SRSROCCO The U.S. gold market suffered a net deficit this year compared to a small surplus in 2016. This was quite interesting because U.S. physical gold demand will be down … Read more
Greenspan: Tax overhaul will do ‘very little’ for growth; inflation is biggest danger Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan said the Republican-sponsored tax overhaul plan will do “very little” for economic … Read more
By Michael Snyder It should upset you that virtually everything stocking the shelves of our major retailers seems to have been made somewhere else. As a nation, we are consuming … Read more
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the Canadian Federal Deficit which has reached $5.9 billion half way through the fiscal year. As John goes into, … Read more
The White House Budget Office says the budget deficit is going to be larger than expected this year by $99 billion. The Office of Management and Budget points to worsening … Read more
by Umar Farooq A trade deficit occurs when an economy imports more than it exports. If this persists, it will eventually cause a shift in the exchange rate, making imports … Read more