Half-Way Into Fiscal 2026, US Budget Deficit Is 11% Lower Than 2025, But It's About To Get Much Worse

Half-Way Into Fiscal 2026, US Budget Deficit Is 11% Lower Than 2025, But It's About To Get Much Worse While not as dire as previous years, the US budget deficit remains a ticking time bomb. There was some good news and some not so good news, when the Treasury reported the monthly revenue and outlays for the month of March.  First the good news: The US federal government reported that the March budget deficit rose $4 billion or 2% ​to $164.1 billion from $160.5 billion a year ago...

By Tyler Durden