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Britain posts much bigger budget deficit for 2024/25 than expected
Britain's government borrowed almost 15 billion pounds more in the financial year that just ended than official budget ...
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UK government overshoots budget deficit forecast, company activity weakens
The UK government borrowed almost £15 billion ($31.6 billion) more than expected during the last fiscal year, upping pressure ...
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Federal budget deficit narrows, but falls short of forecast
The latest data on the Federal Budget Balance, a key indicator of the U.S. government's fiscal health, has been released. The figures reveal a budget deficit of $161.0 billion, a significant reduction ...
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UK government borrowing soars £15 billion beyond forecasts
Britain’s government borrowed almost 15 billion pounds more in the financial year that just ended than official budget forecasters had estimated a month ago, according to data that heaped more ...
UK Budget Deficit Overshot Forecast Even Before Tariffs Hit
UK government borrowing exceeded official forecasts made just last month, highlighting the fragile state of the public ...
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Britain’s fiscal watchdog warns of danger of trade war as UK government slashes spending
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which vets all UK government fiscal decisions ... didn’t act to cut spending now, the budget deficit by 2029 would be £4.4 billion.
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France’s Budget Deficit Comes In Narrower Than Expected
(Bloomberg) -- France’s 2024 budget deficit was narrower than expected, giving the government some breathing room as it struggles to lower its debt load. The gap widened to 5.8% of economic output ...
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US budget deficit surges past $1 trillion less than halfway through the fiscal year
US budget deficit surges ... on your finances The U.S. budget deficit surged past the $1 trillion mark in February, less than six months into fiscal year 2025. According to the Department of the ...
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US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget ... The widening deficit, which occurs when spending exceeds the amount of money being raised, comes as the Trump administration has touted a plan to reduce waste and ...
The Independent14d
US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record
The U.S. budget deficit has grown to ... and cut other government services. The new Treasury Department data shows a deficit of $1.307 trillion for October through March, the first six months ...
Daily Express29d
Rachel Reeves in Budget crisis as UK growth forecast slashed in half
Rachel Reeves has been humiliated by the Office for Budget Responsibility as the UK’s economic forecaster ... and prevent her going into a spending deficit. However this was criticised as ...
White House hints at Trump’s first trade deal
The White House has hinted that its first trade deal could be with South Korea, saying that the talks are progressing faster ...