U.S. Treasury Drew Down Its Cash Balance by $81.6 Billion in Just First 4 Days of March | CNSnews.com

U.S. Treasury Drew Down Its Cash Balance by $81.6 Billion in Just First 4 Days of March | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Treasury is depleting its cash at an accelerating pace, drawing down its cash balance by $81.6 billion in the just the first four days of March, leaving the federal government with only $108.9 billion on hand, according to the Daily Treasury Statement released Monday afternoon.

At the beginning of February, the Treasury had $349.1 billion in cash on hand, but spent that down by $158.5 billion during the month, ending February with only $190.6 billion on hand.

Were the government to continue to draw down its cash balance at the $20.4 billion-per-day rate that prevailed in the first four days of March, it would spend its way through its final $108.9 billion in little more than five days."

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