Next year will mark the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations (1776), where “the father of modern economics ...

Tariffs have boosted US government revenue and narrowed the trade deficit, but most of the burden falls on US companies and ...

The national conversation around fiscal policy is heating up as economic experts weigh in on President Donald Trump’s ...

The Republican Party’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts that Trump signed into law July 4 included what’s arguably ...

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump on Sunday urged China to sharply increase purchases of American soybeans, saying it would ...

President Trump late Sunday urged China to increase its orders of U.S. soybeans, suggesting it would help reduce the trade deficit between Washington and Beijing. “China is worried about its ...

Agricultural export value trailed the import value by $4.1 billion in June, a gap that’s 14 percent larger than a year ago.

A 90-day pause on imposing higher tariffs on China is due to expire on Tuesday and it is unclear if it will be extended.

On CloseUp, U.S. Senate candidate Dan Innis said, "It's a lot of fun and I'm working hard and loving it. I think [President Donald Trump] and his team are probably watching this race." ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill recently got signed into law, reducing taxes for many Americans. But what will the hefty cuts mean for the U.S. national debt? Here's how economic experts say the costs ...

The legality of his ‘Liberation Day’ levies is being weighed by an appellate panel of 11 judges, eight of whom are nominees ...

The federal budget deficit increased by $109 billion in first 10 months of fiscal year 2025 despite a $70 billion boost from the Trump administration's tariffs on imported goods.