Bonds

Greek opposition 'not bound' by post-bailout commitments

Greece's conservative opposition leader says his party would not be bound by the terms of a post-bailout agreement currently being negotiated between the government and international creditors, arguing that he would implement more aggressive cost-cutting reforms.

US budget deficit rose 18.4 percent in March

The federal government recorded a budget deficit of $208.7 billion in March, an increase of more than $32 billion from a year ago as revenues slipped and expenditures climbed.

Analysis: Tax cuts, spending to raise deficit to $1T by 2020

The combined effects of President Trump's tax cuts and last month's budget-busting spending bill is sending the government's budget deficit toward the $1 trillion mark next year, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.