budget deficit

Saudi Arabia Budget deficit hits record 94.9 billion riyals in Q4, largest in 5 years

The total shortfall for 2025 is 276.6 billion riyals, roughly 5.5% of GDP

A US Treasury official declined to predict whether the deficit would top US$2 trillion for the full fiscal year ended Sep 30 but told reporters that September typically has higher revenues than August because of quarterly tax payment deadlines.

US August deficit falls to US$345 billion as tariff revenues rise

[WASHINGTON] The US budget deficit for August fell US$35 billion or 9 per cent from a year earlier to US$345 billion as President Donald Trump’s tariffs pushed net customs receipts up by about US$22.5...

The new CRFB estimates include the budget effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act tax and spending bill, as well as Trump’s tariffs that are currently in place.

US budget deficit forecast US$1 trillion higher over next decade: watchdog

The forecasts are based on legislative and tariff changes since January but keep CBO’s economic forecasts unchanged

The US government's budget deficit for July was up 19 per cent, or US$47 billion, from July 2024.

US deficit grows to US$291 billion in July despite tariff revenue surge

THE US government’s budget deficit grew nearly 20 per cent in July to US$291 billion despite a nearly US$21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with outlays...

Further fiscal deterioration in the US could lead to more negative rating actions, albeit slow ones, with one-notch cuts over several years.
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Faltering US exceptionalism and the implications of higher Treasury yields

No country has an unlimited capacity to carry debt. Past rating downgrades point to the US having run out of its extra debt capacity

Tuesday’s fiscal figures have given them more reasons to bet on the government delaying new supportive measures.

China ran record budget deficit with spending blitz amid tariffs

The truce has led a few major international banks to raise their forecasts for the country’s growth this year and dial back expectations of additional stimulus by the government

Singapore's government must maintain a balanced Budget over its entire term. The current term ends in FY2025.

Budget 2025: Singapore expects S$6.8 billion surplus in FY2025, contrary to economists’ deficit predictions

This is thanks partly to a 12.9% rise in the net investment returns contribution to S$27.1 billion

Reeves is planning a mix of tax rises and short-term spending restraint as part of a push to raise as much as £40 billion to plug the budgetary void and fund her party’s priorities.

Reeves says she’s struck budget deals with whole UK Cabinet

She described the past week as “a really constructive process”

The newly approved borrowing is part of a wider revised debt management plan for the fiscal year, which includes the restructuring of existing debt of 2 trillion baht and debt repayments of about 400 billion baht.

Thai Cabinet approves US$15.7 billion more in new borrowing for 2024 fiscal year

Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday (Feb 13) approved an additional US$15.66 billion in new borrowing for the 2024 fiscal year, a government official said, on top of 194 billion baht (S$7.3 billion) previou...

Thousands of Indonesians at an election campaign rally in South Sulawesi on Jan 17. The three presidential candidates have each promised to roll out policies if they are successful at the Feb 14 poll.

From free lunches to cash transfers, Indonesia presidential candidates’ election pledges under the microscope

[JAKARTA] From providing free school lunches and milk to slashing the costs of a pilgrimage to Mecca, Indonesia’s three presidential candidates have promised to implement a wide range of policies if t...