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Urgent: U.S. economy expected to grow 2.7 pct in 2016 with deficits widening: CBO

Xinhua, January 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. economy is expected to grow at a solid pace of 2.7 percent this year, but the deficit will increase for the first time since 2009 largely because of permanent tax breaks that Congress passed late last year, the Congressional Budget Office(CBO) said Tuesday. Endit