LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is on course to meeting this year's deficit target but the government may require further easing of the goals agreed with its EU and IMF lenders for 2014, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Friday.Full story
PARIS (Reuters) - France must step up reforms to rein in its budget deficit, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in a magazine interview, urging Paris to avoid repeating "the mistakes of the past." Full story
A new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office has the country's budget deficit shrinking to $642 billion by the end of fiscal 2013. So why does it seem like the budget, which has been shrinking over the past few years, is the best kept secret in politics? The Washington Post's Ezra Klein discu
Glenn Hubbard shares details from his new book, “Balance” which looks at the economics of great powers from ancient Rome to modern U.S.
Rachel Maddow reports on the newly revised projections for the budget deficit showing the fastest deficit reduction under the Obama administration since World War II, and points out that the deficit was a top priority of Republicans in the 2012 election so we can surely expect them to praise the out
The CBO released a report this week that revealed deficits are shrinking at a historic pace. Chris Hayes talks about the CBO's report with Ezra Klein.
CNBC's Rick Santelli explains why there needs to be balance when deciphering budget deficits; natural gas supplies; and IRS snooping on conservative groups.
A statue depicting European unity is seen outside the European Parliament in Brussels May 3, 2013. The euro zone economy will contract by more than expected this year and budget deficits will decline more slowly, the European Commission said on Friday as it set out forecasts for the next two years.
Pedestrians walk towards the (L-R) Irish, Greek, Spanish and French national flags outside the European Parliament in Brussels May 3, 2013. The euro zone economy will contract by more than expected this year and budget deficits will decline more slowly, the European Commission said on Friday as it s
Indonesian Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa smiles after the handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry office in Jakarta April 22, 2013. Indonesia's acting finance minister Rajasa said on Monday after being sworn in that he wants to cut hefty government fuel subsidies and avoid deepening the fi
Indonesian Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa stands next to his predecessor Agus Martowardojo after the handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry office in Jakarta April 22, 2013. Indonesia's acting finance minister Rajasa said on Monday after being sworn in that he wants to cut hefty governmen
