Official Urges U.S. to Curb Its Deficits
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A top European Union official Monday urged the United States to curb its deficits to help bolster the sagging dollar amid fears a strengthening euro would stifle Europe's fledgling economic recovery.
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European Union officials kept up pressure Tuesday on the United States to curb its deficits to help bolster the sagging dollar amid fears a strengthening euro would stifle Europe's fledgling economic recovery.
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The nation's governors urged President Bush on Wednesday to spare states the costs of Medicaid in an effort to reduce the federal deficit.
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LONDON : US Treasury Secretary John Snow acknowledged that big US deficits are playing a role in global economic imbalances, but cited a &quot;shared responsibility&quot; to fix the problems.
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The US budget deficit will balloon to $2.29 trillion over the next decade, a worse outlook than previously forecast according to a new report by congressional analysts, said a congressional source Tuesday.
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The federal budget deficit will  balloon to $2.29 trillion over the next decade, a worse outlook  than previously forecast according to a new report by  congressional analysts, a congressional source with knowledge  of the numbers said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- 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, according to new White House estimates.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday urged the federal government to reduce its budget deficit and to encourage greater personal saving, warning that foreign investors will not
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A German finance official urged the United States to tackle its twin deficits during President George W. Bush's second term to counter concerns weighing on financial markets, a magazine reported Saturday.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday he would urge the United States to tackle its current account and budget deficits, and warned that the weak dollar was hurting the British and other global economies.
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President Bush on Monday will  propose his tightest budget, cutting scores of domestic  programs from housing to environmental protection to show he is  serious about reining in deficits that have ballooned under his  watch.
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California Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Friday urged lawmakers to find long-term solutions to balance the state budget, which could have a $14 billion deficit, about $4 billion more than expected last month.
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Euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday  stepped up pressure on the United States to show its strong  dollar policy was more than just rhetoric, asking it to slash  budget and trade deficits that undermine the dollar.
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For the third time in a month, an analysis of state finances is warning that budget deficits and spending cuts are on the way.
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President Bush said on Wednesday a renewed drive to cut US budget deficits should help the weak dollar and that Tuesday&#39;s Federal Reserve interest-rate hike showed Alan
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President Bush's budget, sent to Congress on Monday, proposes cuts in domestic spending in an effort to tackle the ballooning budget deficit.
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US Treasury Secretary John Snow on Wednesday expressed his concerns about the huge US federal deficit but also said that an improving economy already is beginning to reduce the red ink.