WASHINGTON — The federal government’s budget deficit was $231.7 billion in February, up $9.2 billion or 4% from the $222.5 billion deficit a year ago, the Treasury Department reported Monday.
The deficit is larger than the median $229.0 billion estimated by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
Outlays totaled $335.1 billion, $2 billion more than the $333.2 billion in February 2011. Receipts were $103.4 billion, $7 billion lower than the $110.7 billion a year ago.
A state ban on bond underwriters that "boycott" or "discriminate" against the fossil fuel or firearms industries has resulted in fewer banks providing municipal financial products and services.
The company expects construction to take four years, with operations beginning in summer of 2028 ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics.
Los Angeles Mayor Bass' proposed $12.8 billion spending plan aims to close a $467 million deficit.
Fitch Ratings said the negative outlook on the BB-plus rating reflects Miami Jewish's thin operating profile.
The new-issue calendar will be a "good test to see if the higher absolute yields can pull buyers off the sidelines or if underwriters need to widen spreads significantly enough to reprice the entire market to clear the deals," according to Birch Creek strategists.
The state of emergency will let the governor use the central government's rainy-day fund to provide money to WAPA that semi-autonomous agencies of his government owe the authority. WAPA will use the money to make payments to bondholders and other creditors starting Tuesday.
