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The government needed the extra financing because tax receipts were coming in lower than expected, while outflows were higher. Since then, 10-year Treasury rates have risen by nearly a full ...
The IMF said Wednesday that increased government spending, growing public debt and elevated interest rates in the United States had contributed to high and volatile yields — or interest rates ...
The only solution is to address what causes the debt in the first place: excessive government spending. It shouldn't be so hard. Politicians don't even need to stop spending more.
Because the government spends more money than it collects in tax revenue, lawmakers need to periodically tackle the issue -- a politically difficult task, as many are reluctant to vote for more debt.
Indeed, debt held by the public, or the amount the U.S. owes to outside lenders after borrowing on financial markets, is already at about 100% of GDP, with that ratio soon expected to blow past ...
Rising government debt levels have seemingly always been in the headlines. In recent years, U.S. debt levels have become political, with one side of the aisle often refusing to raise the debt limit...
Between 1950 and 1970, total debt (including government, household, corporate, and financial) was stable at about 150% of GDP. After Nixon did away with what was left of the gold standard in 1971 ...
The federal government's share of spending compared to GDP has clocked in 20%-30% between 2015 and 2021. This is much higher than the tax collection-to-GDP ratio of 16.4% to 18.3% in that same period.