budget deficit

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The reasons for the rise in what’s known as the term premium could surround concerns about the widening U.S. budget deficit, and/or the Fed’s quantitative tightening as it reduces its balance sheet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The Board of Education narrowly approved the cuts in February as part of a plan to reduce a projected budget deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The U.S. budget deficit fast will average more than 6% of GDP annually through 2036.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

That would give its biggest banks a chance to either buy more domestic debt and help close a budget deficit or boost lending to the country’s defense sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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