War, AI fears haven’t shaken corporate bonds. Thank the US deficit.

High-quality corporate bond spreads are averaging their lowest levels since the late 1990s.
Center for Strategic and International Studies

The U.S. Trade Deficit Did Not Shrink—It Moved to Vietnam and Taiwan

Trade within North America is built on deeply integrated supply chains. Mexico and Canada together accounted for $674 billion ...
Just The News on MSN

GAO warns rising deficit could push annual interest payments on national debt past $1T

In fiscal 2025 alone, Treasury Department refinanced about $9.1 trillion in maturing debt and borrowed an additional $1.9 ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

House Budget Committee Examines 3% Deficit-to-GDP Target

On March 26, 2026, the House Budget Committee held a hearing titled “The Best Metric to Reverse the Curse: A 3% Deficit-to-GDP Path to Fisc ...

US Trade Deficit Widened in February by Less Than Forecast

The US trade deficit widened in February by less than forecast as both imports and exports increased. The gap in goods and ...
The Wall Street Journal on MSN

U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks 25%, Driven by Gold Exports

The deficit of $54.5 billion continue​s a volatile run as imports and exports ​react to rapid ​shifts in ​the trade policy.
Washington Examiner

Trump reduces the deficit by 4% with tariffs and his signature tax law

Roughly a third of the revenue boom resulted from Trump’s unprecedented, near-universal tariffs on imports. Yet more than half of the revenue increase came from rising wages and realized capital gains ...