budget deficit
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This will be crucial, between long-dated Treasury yields hitting 24-year highs earlier this month, ongoing U.S. funding needs and the $2 trillion budget deficit.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
France’s budget deficit is expected to reach around 5.4% of gross domestic product this year, well above the eurozone average and the European Union’s 3% limit, while public debt is approaching 120% of GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Concerns over France’s budget deficit have pushed yields higher, while U.S. and German bonds have had the opposite reaction because they are considered safer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
He co-wrote a 2003 report with suggestions for closing California’s massive budget deficit after the dot-com bubble left the state reeling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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
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