Public finances suffer worst September on record
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British public finances suffered last month their worst September since comparable records began while borrowing in the fiscal year to date is running
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Britain's public finances recorded a deficit of 17 billion pounds in December, the highest ever level for the month, official data showed Monday.
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The federal deficit of the US government hit a record high of US$436.9 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal year of 2004 ending on September 30, the Treasury Department reported on Monday.
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The U.S. government began fiscal  2005 with a budget shortfall, right after posting a record  $412.28 billion budget gap for all of the 2004 budget year, a  report on Wednesday showed.
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YET more evidence emerged yesterday that British interest rates have either peaked, or are extremely close to doing so. House prices fell at their steepest pace in nine years in the three months to September.
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Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in September while the number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits was higher than expected, according to data that painted a picture of a weakening economy.
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US markets lose ground as data shows repossessions and overdue mortgage payments in the US at record levels.
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The number of individuals going bankrupt has hit a record high, government figures revealed yesterday in fresh evidence that over-indebted households are struggling to cope with recent interest rate rises.
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Britain's budget deficit ballooned last month, when the public sector net cash requirement (PSNCR) rose to 10.8 billion pounds, the biggest September shortfall on record, official figures showed.
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Current account deficit hits record high as credit crunch knocks tax receipts from the City
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UK public finances worsened in August, with net borrowing widening to Â£7.6bn, according to the latest ONS figures.
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The nation's budget deficit will drop to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September, less than half of what it was at its peak in 2004
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The nation's budget deficit will drop to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September, even as a worsening deficit picture for future years makes it more difficult for President Bush to meet his pledge of a surplus by 2012.
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The US budget deficit is set to hit a worse-than-expected $368bn this year, excluding war costs.
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U.S. commercial and personal  bankruptcy filings fell 2.6 percent in the year to Sept. 30, as  personal finances improved in a strengthening economy, but  bankruptcies still remain near record highs, a federal court  report showed on Friday.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on  Thursday as anxiety over Friday's U.S. September payrolls  report largely overwhelmed relief at bond-friendly comments by  a top Federal Reserve official.
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A closely watched barometer of future economic activity fell in September for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting that the recovery may be cooling.