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    Federal Deficit Hits $2 Trillion in Fiscal 2026

    TL;DR: The Congressional Budget Office reported Thursday that the federal government ran a deficit of about $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended September 30. CNN, via ABC17 reported that the ga…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
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    US Deficit Nears $2 Trillion as Debt and Rates Bite

    TL;DR: The federal deficit hit $1.993 trillion in fiscal 2026, up 12% and the largest since 2021, according to CBO figures reported by Yahoo Finance . With the 10 year Treasury near 5.3%, a private d…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
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    Can Growth Fix U.S. Debt? CBO Says 5%-6% Is Needed

    TL;DR: CBO Director Phillip Swagel says growth alone can't steady U.S. debt: it would take 5% 6% real GDP growth, assuming interest rates of 4% 5%, Fortune reported on October 10 . The economy grew 2…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read