budget deficit
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Lower borrowing costs would make it easier for the government to narrow its budget deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This, he said, would be achieved by lowering inflation with increased energy production, AI-driven productivity, and a lower budget deficit, which was $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
That’s due to concerns about America’s growing debt and federal budget deficit, uncertainty around how new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh plans to tame inflation and as tech companies fuel a corporate-bond issuance boom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
For that to happen, it would require fundamental policy adjustments, like decreasing the size of the federal budget deficit, to address investors’ concerns in a more sustainable way.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
