{"id":"tp-32423","type":"article-newspaper","title":"U.S. Deficit Estimated at $2 Trillion as Treasury Yields Reach 5%","author":"Riza Dagoc","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/32423","datePublished":"2026-10-15T10:17:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-15T10:17:56.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Outlays increased by $386 billion in fiscal 2026, while the February budget baseline projected net interest outlays rising to $2.1 trillion by 2036.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"earlier coverage of the federal deficit","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/28881"}]}