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First with confirmation Federal deficit topped a trillion 01.07.2009 Good planning paid off with a big beat on the Congressional Budget Office deficit forecast. Reuters arranged for a longstanding contact to call with the report. Reuters beat Dow Jones by 2 minutes, AP by 7 minutes and Bloomberg by 17 minutes on this January 7 story. The news reassured markets which had already priced in the expected figure of more than $1 trillion Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

Politics & Risk

Politics and political risk

First with confirmation Federal deficit topped a trillion

01.07.2009

Good planning paid off with a big beat on the Congressional Budget Office deficit forecast. Reuters arranged for a longstanding contact to call with the report. Reuters beat Dow Jones by 2 minutes, AP by 7 minutes and Bloomberg by 17 minutes on this January 7 story. The news reassured markets which had already priced in the expected figure of more than $1 trillion

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