[ad_1] The numbers: The U.S. budget deficit tripled to $85 billion in December from a year earlier, reflecting somewhat higher spending and a small decline in tax receipts. Key details: Government spending…
[ad_1] The U.K. government may miss its own deadline for publishing its much-anticipated statement on how it intends to reduce its fiscal deficit. Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, U.K.…
[ad_1] The numbers: The U.S. federal budget deficit fell to $1.37 trillion in the just-ended fiscal year, the Treasury Department said Friday, half the amount of last year’s shortfall. Key…