With so many fingers pointed at so many targets, the Q1 GDP data must have been an absolute disaster, right? Well, no.

and supports economic growth. "U.S. trade deficits caused by profitable opportunities for investment in the U.S. allow wealth to grow without sacrificing current spending," Lastrapes said.

The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record high in March as businesses ramped up efforts to bring in merchandise ...

What, exactly, the Republican Party stands for in terms of economic policy in the second Trump administration is a question ...

Gross domestic products contracted at a 0.3% annual rate in the first quarter. Record trade deficit behind the first decline since early 2022. Consumer spending, the main conduit of economic growth, ...

U.S. GDP shrank 0.3% in Q1 2025 as import surges before Trump tariffs and slower consumer spending triggered the first ...

The trade deficit - the difference between incoming and outgoing goods - is the widest it has ever been, which is expected to be a significant drag on economic growth ... pulling back even more this ...

Pakistan’s fiscal deficit narrowed to 2.4% of GDP during the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 (9MFY25), compared to 3.7% ...

Republican hopes of making all of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent are in jeopardy in Congress, as lawmakers ...

Public spending is emerging as a vital and urgent instrument to help Vietnam reach its 8% GDP growth target in 2025, ...

After cruising along comfortably for most of last year, the world’s largest economy lost altitude at the start of 2025 as consumers tired and the trade deficit ballooned on a tariff-related scramble ...

Romania’s general government budget deficit increased by 22% y/y to RON 43.7 billion (EUR 8.8 billion), or 2.28% of the GDP ...