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U.S. Federal Budget Balance

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Dec 11, 2024

Actual

-367.0B

Forecast

-349.0B

-257.0B

The Federal Budget Balance measures the difference in value between the federal government's income and expenditure during the reported month. A positive number indicates a budget surplus, a negative number indicates a deficit.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: Department of the Treasury

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Dec 12, 2024 (Nov)	06:00	-367.0B	-349.0B	-257.0B
Nov 14, 2024 (Oct)	06:00	-257.0B	-226.4B	64.0B
Oct 19, 2024 (Sep)	07:00	64.0B	43.5B	-380.0B
Sep 13, 2024 (Aug)	01:00	-380.0B	-285.7B	-244.0B
Aug 13, 2024 (Jul)	05:00	-244.0B	-254.3B	-66.0B
Jul 12, 2024 (Jun)	05:00	-66.0B	-71.2B	-347.0B

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