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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury is likely to boost the size of auctions for bills, notes, and bonds in the fourth quarter when it announces …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for a strong budget and narrower deficit from Sri Lanka as it seeks funding to bridge the gap between government …

ROME (Reuters) – An Italian centrist opposition party led by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday it would appeal to the constitutional court to rule unlawful the government’s …

STRBSKE PLESO, Slovakia (Reuters) – Italy is paying the price for raising its deficit targets via higher borrowing costs, European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot said on Friday, telling governments …

By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s higher budget deficits this year and next could make it ineligible for bond support under the European Central Bank’s latest scheme, which would …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in August as exports increased solidly, likely positioning trade to support economic growth in the third quarter. The trade …

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government has raised the 2023 budget deficit target to 5.2% of economic output from 3.9%, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, citing increased spending on pensions, …

MONTVALE, NJ – St. Joseph (Mont.) reverses an early setback to trounce Donovan Catholic 52-28, highlighted by quarterback Patrick Grusser’s impressive 274-yard passing game. The game started off in Donovan …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimated on Thursday that there was a 90% chance that public borrowing in four years’ time would be …

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy sees its 2023 budget deficit overshooting at around 5.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 4.5% target, sources told Reuters, pushed …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. current account deficit narrowed sharply in the second quarter as surpluses on services and primary income offset a shortfall on goods, data showed on Thursday. …

By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s banking system liquidity deficit is at its widest in over four years ago, amid tax outflows and the lack of any major inflows, …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government on Tuesday predicted a larger budget deficit but better-than-expected economic conditions in the year ahead, as it updated forecasts heading into …

By Dave Graham and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government’s plan to run up the biggest budget deficit in decades during the 2024 general election year could …

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Finance Ministry has proposed a 2024 central state budget with a 252 billion crown ($11.36 billion) deficit, according to a draft of the legislation sent …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government outlined an ambitious plan to rescue its public accounts from deficit which hinges on securing 168.5 billion reais ($34 billion) in extra revenue, according to …

By Bernardo Caram and Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Delays and disappointments on revenue-boosting measures have made it harder for Brazil’s government to balance its budget and erase a primary …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s trade deficit grew to $8.97 billion in the first five months of the year compared with a deficit of about $1 billion posted in the same …

By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt risks fuelling its record inflation and putting more pressure on the Egyptian pound if it does not slow an expansion of the money …

By Shivangi Acharya and Riddhima Talwani NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s merchandise trade deficit in June was in line with expectations at $20.13 billion, according to a Reuters calculation based on …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone almost eliminated its trade deficit in May, non-adjusted data showed on Friday, as exports of chemicals and machinery picked up and the value of …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $228 billion budget deficit for June, up 156% from a year earlier as revenues continued to weaken and July …