TREE NEWS reports: The US Treasury reported a $404 billion budget deficit for October, the first month of fiscal 2027, marking the largest October deficit on record. The shortfall rose $120 billion, or 42%, from the same month a year earlier, as revenues shrank and spending surged. The figure follows a near-$2 trillion deficit for fiscal 2026 and represents another fiscal setback for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
US Posts Record $404B October Deficit as FY2027 Opens
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A record October gap landing at the very start of a fiscal year matters because it sets the trajectory, not just the level: shrinking revenue alongside rising spending is the harder mix to reverse. The pressure falls on Treasury issuance and, by extension, the rates backdrop that crypto and other risk assets are priced against. Whether this pace persists through the fiscal year, and whether Bessent's fiscal standing shifts, is the open question worth watching.
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