If you’ve ever tried to change your weight, whether it’s shedding a few kilos or building some muscle, chances are you’ve come across the terms “calorie surplus” and “calorie deficit.” They sound ...

In recent speeches and media scrums, President Donald Trump has lauded the federal budget surplus for the month of June, claiming the surplus had not happened in “many, many years” or “decades.” To be ...

The U.S. government recorded a surplus in June, bolstered by increased tariff collections, the Treasury Department has reported. The surplus amounted to a little more than $27 billion, a stark ...

The IMF’s “message” is that the widening of the U.S. deficit and the Chinese surplus over the course of 2024 was unwelcome—it took both countries away from their estimated current account balances (in ...

President Donald Trump’s administration dished out a cold burn to Trump’s ice-cream-loving predecessor, Joe Biden, saying he led the US ice cream industry down an economic rocky road. “America had a ...

As President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package this week to help U.S. farmers hurt by tariffs, he placed responsibility for the U.S. agricultural trade deficit on former President ...

China's trade surplus hit a record $1.2 trillion in 2025. Trump had always prefaced his tariffs by pointing to China's trade ...