By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s current account surplus widened sharply in the June quarter as resource exports were boosted by both prices and volumes, making a sizable contribution…
(Reuters) – Brazil posted an above-expected trade surplus of $4.165 billion in August, government data showed on Thursday, recording growth in exports, but with imports again advancing at a higher…
(Reuters) – Canadian oil-producing province Alberta expects a budget surplus of C$13.2 billion ($10.1 billion) in the 2022-23 fiscal year, significantly higher than the C$511 million surplus estimated in its…
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s budget surplus could reach 2% of gross national income this year, the country’s fiscal watchdog said on Wednesday, significantly ahead of the 0.5% the finance ministry…
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Canada recorded a C$10.20 billion ($7.89 billion) budget surplus for the first three months of the 2022/23 fiscal year helped by higher…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s current account swung back to a small surplus in June on an improvement in the trade of services and higher primary income, which includes…
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s trade surplus this year is likely to fall short of prior forecasts, according to private economists and an Economy Ministry…
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s trade surplus may have narrowed to $3.93 billion last month due to weakening export performance as global trade activity slows, according to economists polled by Reuters. Southeast…
By Yousef Saba DUBAI – Saudi Arabia has registered a budget surplus of nearly 78 billion riyals ($21 billion) in the second quarter of 2022, the finance ministry said on…
BRASILIA – Brazil posted a lower than expected trade surplus of $5.444 billion in July, official data showed on Monday, with growth in imports again strongly outpacing that of exports.…
HANOI – Vietnam is expected to register a trade surplus of $764 million in the first seven months of 2022, government data released on Friday showed. Exports in the January-July…
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s trade surplus likely widened to $3.52 billion last month, boosted by the lifting of a three-week palm oil export ban, according to economists polled by Reuters, although…
The DeSantis Boom: Florida Economy Soars As State Records Highest Budget Surplus Ever Max Keating on July 8, 2022 Florida ran a budget surplus of $21.8 billion in fiscal year…
By Julie Gordon and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA – Canada’s exports surged in May, mainly on lofty energy prices, helping drive its surplus with the rest of world to a surprise…
DUBLIN – Ireland should set aside some of the budget surplus it expects to post this year to fund future pensions or to start refilling its currently empty contingency reserve…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s trade surplus reached $8.814 in June, official figures showed on Friday, below market expectations. Economists polled by Reuters had projected a $9.994 billion surplus for the month.…
TRENTON, NJ – With Trenton sitting on a record pile of money this year, Republicans are telling the governor to give it back to the people. The governor announced he…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s central government reported a better than expected primary budget surplus of 28.6 billion reais ($5.57 billion) in April, official figures showed on Tuesday, with increased tax revenue…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japan’s current account surplus shrank sharply in April as record imports overwhelmed exports, swinging the trade balance into the red, data showed on Wednesday, stoking…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Democrats continue to block efforts by Republicans to give families relief from high gas and food prices. This week, Democrats blocked an effort by Senator…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Republican legislators are calling on Governor Phil Murphy to give back billions in state surplus funds collected during the pandemic back to the people of…
MUMBAI – India’s central bank transferred 303.07 billion rupees ($3.91 billion) to the government as a dividend for the fiscal year ending in March 2022 and decided to keep its…
TRENTON, NJ – As many New Jerseyans are struggling to make ends meet during the post-pandemic recovery, the state of New Jersey is rolling in piles of cash. Now, members…
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Strong commodity prices and a recovering job market have helped a sharp improvement in Brazil’s public finances, analysts say, allaying concerns about…
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar will claw back its recent decline over the coming year, as elevated oil prices bolster Canada’s trade surplus and the central bank…