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Deficit Shock: US Budget Gap Plummets 17% as Tax and Tariff Windfalls Surge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a development that has caught both Wall Street and Capitol Hill by surprise, the U.S. Treasury Department reported today, March 2, 2026, that the federal budget deficit has narrowed by 17% for the first four months of the 2026 fiscal year. This significant fiscal contraction,