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Trump’s 2027 Budget Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense as Watchdogs Question the Math

Soaring interest costs reinforce doubts about the plan’s fiscal sustainability.

San Francisco Begins City Layoffs With 127 Notices as Lurie Targets 500 Cuts

India’s Fiscal Deficit Through February Narrows to 80.4% of FY26 Target

India Sets First-Half 2026–27 Borrowing at Rs 8.20 Lakh Crore Through Weekly G-Sec Auctions

Debt Hits $39 Trillion as Congress Weighs a 3% Deficit Cap

UK State Pension Age Starts Rising to 67 in April

U.S. February Deficit $308 Billion, Year-to-Date Gap Falls to $1.004 Trillion

Economist Collects $470,300 After Betting DOGE Wouldn’t Cut Federal Spending

India’s Year-to-Date Fiscal Deficit Reaches 62% of FY26 Target Through November

Japan Approves Record ¥122.3 Trillion Budget, Slashes Super‑Long Bond Supply

Italy Sets 2026 Pension Indexation at 1.4% as Minimum Rises to €611.85

UK Borrowing Tops Forecasts in November as Year-to-Date Deficit Widens

India’s Fiscal Deficit Reaches 52.6% of FY26 Target by October as Capex Jumps

Trump’s DOGE Efficiency Department Quietly Dissolved Eight Months Early

Meloni Convenes Budget Summit as Coalition Mulls 2026 Adjustments, Treasury Denies Any Changes

UAE Executes First Government Payment With Digital Dirham on mBridge

Reeves Prepares UK for Tax Rises Ahead of Nov. 26 Budget

Lee Unveils 728 Trillion-Won 2026 Budget to Launch South Korea’s AI Era

Senate Fails to Advance Stopgap Bill as U.S. Shutdown Drags On

Ottawa Shifts to Fall Budgets, Unveils Capital Framework as Watchdog Warns on Deficit