The federal government ran a $64.6 billion budget deficit in November, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.
The November deficit followed a $136.6 billion budget deficit in October.
The November deficit was smaller than the median $67.8 billion deficit predicted by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
Outlays in November totaled $269.521 billion. Receipts totaled $204.968 billion.
In November 2014, the government ran a $56.8 billion deficit.
Munis saw small gains Thursday, continuing the slight turnaround in sentiment the market has seen this week, with muni yields seeing modest bumps each day, said Jeremy Holtz, a portfolio manager at Income Research + Management.
The city is in danger of defaulting on bonds in the next fiscal year, according to Local Government Commission officials who say they will intervene if needed.
The $12.78 billion fiscal 2027 budget agreement unveiled by Republican officials comes as lawmakers prepare for looming federal Medicaid funding cuts.
A presidential address does nothing to quell the price of crude oil as states are now calculating the effects of rising fuel prices on their tax revenues.
Divisions are emerging among Missouri lawmakers over the $50.3 billion fiscal 2027 budget the House passed last Tuesday.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain is allowing the continued examination of a count in which a trustee is challenging fees, and some proceeds, of pre-bankruptcy bonds.
