The US Treasury just shocked Americans with a $258B surplus — its 2nd biggest monthly surplus in history - Upgoat

The US Treasury just shocked Americans with a $258B surplus — its 2nd biggest monthly surplus in history
submitted by MeyerLansky to news 5 hoursMay 18, 2025 10:15:02 ago (+10/-0) (finance.yahoo.com)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-treasury-just-shocked-americans-130700143.html

[ - ] lord_nougat 3 points 2 hoursMay 18, 2025 12:59:07 ago (+3/-0)

They accidentally printed too much.

[ - ] RMGoetbbels 1 point 4 hoursMay 18, 2025 11:13:28 ago (+1/-0)

I don't believe them.

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 5 hoursMay 18, 2025 10:20:11 ago (+0/-0)

$40 Trillion minus $258 Billion.

I think that "surplus" covers almost 1/3 of the annual interest to service our debt?

[ - ] Nosferatjew 1 point 15 minutesMay 18, 2025 15:13:13 ago (+1/-0)

Gotta start somewhere.