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US Fiscal Policy Is Going Off the Rails — and Nobody Seems to Want to Fix It
- The search for safe assets has intensified due to economic uncertainty, particularly amidst a tariff war and geopolitical tensions.
- The United States' national debt has reached $36 trillion, making it 124 percent of its gross domestic product, nearly doubling the ratio since 2007.
- Concerns about the sustainability of U.S. public finance have grown, potentially leading to higher yields on U.S. Treasuries as investors seek alternatives.
- International investors are gradually diversifying their portfolios away from U.S. assets due to fiscal mismanagement.
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With its customs and debt policy, US President Donald Trump deliberately jeopardizes the US's reputation as a safe haven on the capital markets. Wall Street's most powerful banker, for example, warns of an escalation in the bond market. How close is a state bust really?
The fiscal iceberg is dead ahead — and Washington is asleep at the helm
The USS Titanic — our ship of state — is headed straight for a fiscal iceberg. And Americans are still rearranging the deck chairs. Complacency has become our gravest threat. We cling to a false sense of invincibility, comforted by the size and legacy of the U.S. economy. After all, we’re the United States of America. What could possibly go wrong? Pundits love to say we’ve carried debt for decades without a crisis. That logic belongs in a casi…
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