Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government wound up its fiscal year in September with a deficit just shy of $1.7 trillion, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday. Wrapping up a year in which some thought the shortfall could exceed $2 trillion, the U.S. ended up with an imbalance of $1.695 trillion, up about $320 billion, or […]
Source: US Ends Fiscal Year with $1.7 Trillion Deficit; Up 23%