Economy and macroUpdated 1h ago

US October deficit jumps 42% to $404 billion.

October is the first month of the US fiscal year, and it opened with a $404 billion budget deficit. Treasury Department data put the gap 42% above the figure for October a year earlier. Asharq Business, citing Bloomberg, attributed the increase to higher government spending and lower tax revenue.

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