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As on THE MOAT, 17 October 2026, 11:46 Brussels time · Today’s page

U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

Alan Rappeport / The New York Times /

Every publication’s version (2)

  1. US Posts $1.99 Trillion Budget Gap for 2026 on Spending Rise

    Bloomberg

  2. The U.S. budget deficit just hit almost $2 trillion — and Washington isn’t doing much about it

    MarketWatch

In other languages (3)

  1. Déficit fiscal dos EUA chega a cerca de US$ 2 tri em 2026, o maior em 5 anos

    Valor Econômico (Portuguese)

  2. Défice público dos EUA dispara 12% e atinge dois biliões de dólares. É 6,25% do PIB

    Jornal de Negócios (Portuguese)

  3. Déficit das contas públicas dos EUA chega a US$ 1,99 trilhão, maior nível em 5 anos

    Estadão (Portuguese)