
Market Analysis
US Fiscal Worries Top Investor Concerns Before Midterms
TL;DR: Reuters reports that the U.S. fiscal outlook is investors' main worry going into the midterms. The national debt tops $40 trillion, the deficit is expected to remain around 6% of GDP with a $2…
Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read

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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

Market Analysis
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