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Federal budget deficit to dip to $1.1T, CBO says

2012-01-31
The government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure, according to a budget report released Tuesday.The ...

Under Status Quo, Deficit Would Decline, Budget Office Says

2012-01-31
The federal budget deficit will remain over $1 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said.

Trade deficit might have widened in Dec.

2012-02-05
The trade deficit in the U.S. probably widened in December to a six-month high as imports climbed faster than exports, economists said a report due out this week will show.

Irish deficit narrows in January on delayed tax receipts

2012-02-02
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's budget deficit shrank 18 percent in January compared to a year earlier after the state coffers were buoyed by delayed corporation tax receipts, official data on Thursday showed. Under the terms of its EU/IMF bailout, Dublin must shrink its deficit to 8.6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year from an estimated 10.1 percent in 2011. The central bank on ...

Libya sees $10 bln budget deficit in 2012: paper

2012-02-02
PARIS (Reuters) - Libya's government will post a budget deficit of $10 billion this year as it struggles to pay public workers' salaries and meet energy costs, the head of the country's National Transitional Council (NTC) said in remarks published on Thursday. Mustafa Abdel Jalil told French daily newspaper Le Figaro the country had still only recovered a fraction of the $100 billion in assets ...

U.S. deficit to top $1 trillion, smallest since ’09

2012-01-31
The federal budget deficit will top $1 trillion for a fourth straight year, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday, but is likely to be the smallest since the Great Recession began taking a toll on the budget in 2009. Read full article >>

US budget deficit to dip to $1.1T

2012-01-31
A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the U.S. government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure.

Buffalo overcomes deficit to beat Toledo 72-65

2012-02-04
Titus Robinson scored 14 points and Buffalo overcame a double-digit deficit with a strong finish to beat Toledo 72-65 on Saturday night. Mitchell Wyatt almost had a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls (14-6, 7-2 Mid-American Conference), who extended their winning streak to six games and won their third straight conference game on the road.

Greece says 2011 budget deficit will beat target: source

2012-02-03
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece expects its 2011 budget deficit will be smaller than expected at between 9.1 and 9.4 percent of GDP, thanks to an emergency property tax, a finance ministry official said on Friday, a development that could help Athens in its bailout talks with the EU and IMF.

CBO sees FY12 budget deficit of $1.08 trillion: sources

2012-01-31
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit will hit $1.08 trillion this year, the Congressional Budget Office will forecast on Tuesday, up from a previous estimate of $973 billion, according to sources familiar with the soon-to-be-released report. The $1.08 trillion deficit estimate for fiscal 2012, which began on October 1, would be down from the fiscal 2011 budget deficit of about $1.3 ...

"@pollreport: The way #Obama is handling the federl budget deficit: Approve 38% / Disapprove 58% ABC News/WaPo Poll http://t.co/aqjTcBX1 #US

2012-02-06
"@pollreport: The way #Obama is handling the federl budget deficit: Approve 38% / Disapprove 58% ABC News/WaPo Poll http://t.co/aqjTcBX1 #US

RT @ForoBolsa: Los fuertes desequilibrios de la UE: déficit y deuda pública http://t.co/5cG2ZMHh

2012-02-06
RT @ForoBolsa: Los fuertes desequilibrios de la UE: déficit y deuda pública http://t.co/5cG2ZMHh

RT @ERenovables: La moratoria renovable no resuelve el déficit tarifario http://t.co/r6ZNcLuc

2012-02-06
RT @ERenovables: La moratoria renovable no resuelve el déficit tarifario http://t.co/r6ZNcLuc

RT @ERenovables: AEE desmiente a Soria: el impacto de la eólica en el déficit "fue cero en 2011" http://t.co/3jNNlMSu

2012-02-06
RT @ERenovables: AEE desmiente a Soria: el impacto de la eólica en el déficit "fue cero en 2011" http://t.co/3jNNlMSu

"@finanzascom: Cuidado: el plan de saneamiento de la banca afectará a la reducción del déficit http://t.co/FRexwlRa" #banca #déficitpúblico

2012-02-06
"@finanzascom: Cuidado: el plan de saneamiento de la banca afectará a la reducción del déficit http://t.co/FRexwlRa" #banca #déficitpúblico

Balance des paiements : déficit de 2 milliards de dollars en 2011: actu_date:  ... http://t.co/5x3NokU3

2012-02-06
Balance des paiements : déficit de 2 milliards de dollars en 2011: actu_date:  ... http://t.co/5x3NokU3

Los fuertes desequilibrios de la UE: déficit y deuda pública http://t.co/5cG2ZMHh

2012-02-06
Los fuertes desequilibrios de la UE: déficit y deuda pública http://t.co/5cG2ZMHh

Those parents and disabled children are not the people who should be contributing so much to the deficit reduction. #toriesoutoftouch

2012-02-06
Those parents and disabled children are not the people who should be contributing so much to the deficit reduction. #toriesoutoftouch

#Business Libya to post $10bn deficit in 2012: Oil production generates $4bn in revenues in past four months http://t.co/DDl0g9ex

2012-02-06
#Business Libya to post $10bn deficit in 2012: Oil production generates $4bn in revenues in past four months http://t.co/DDl0g9ex

Santisima Trinidad: La Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre y el #PP estudian cobrar peaje en autovías para reducir el déficit

2012-02-06
Santisima Trinidad: La Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre y el #PP estudian cobrar peaje en autovías para reducir el déficit

http://t.co/pHtXURBI |: Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter Ontario's 2008 pledge to fight child... http://t.co/dTq3uduC | #AMPR

2012-02-06
http://t.co/pHtXURBI |: Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter Ontario's 2008 pledge to fight child... http://t.co/dTq3uduC | #AMPR

@ESPNNewYork "He also led six game-winning drives to bring New York back from fourth-quarter deficits" No deficit vs. Buffalo

2012-02-06
@ESPNNewYork "He also led six game-winning drives to bring New York back from fourth-quarter deficits" No deficit vs. Buffalo

FMI: Europa de Est s-ar putea confrunta cu un deficit de lichiditate din cauza crizei din zona euro http://t.co/A5w6xveR

2012-02-06
FMI: Europa de Est s-ar putea confrunta cu un deficit de lichiditate din cauza crizei din zona euro http://t.co/A5w6xveR

Euskadi-Rioja-Navarra ya no son islas de prosperidad en la crisis económica, pérdida de ingresos fiscales y gran déficit público. #recortes

2012-02-06
Euskadi-Rioja-Navarra ya no son islas de prosperidad en la crisis económica, pérdida de ingresos fiscales y gran déficit público. #recortes

RT @albert88miquel: “@CoronelTigh: Els comptes de la Monarquia espanyola: 561.654.350 euros a l'any http://t.co/umGlpfGy” k facil seria reduir el deficit!!!!!

2012-02-06
RT @albert88miquel: “@CoronelTigh: Els comptes de la Monarquia espanyola: 561.654.350 euros a l'any http://t.co/umGlpfGy” k facil seria reduir el deficit!!!!!