{"id":"tp-33772","type":"article-newspaper","title":"U.S. Fiscal 2026 Deficit Reaches $1.992 Trillion, Up 12%","author":"Riza Dagoc","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/33772","datePublished":"2026-10-17T05:41:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-17T05:41:55.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Net interest topped $1 trillion, and September ended with a $27 billion deficit after a $198 billion surplus a year earlier.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"earlier near-$2 trillion deficit estimate","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/32423"}]}