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Debt Surpasses AI: Wall Street's Sudden Reckoning With $40 Trillion Burden

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Markets woke up this week. Yields on long-term Treasurys spiked to levels not seen in two decades. Investors suddenly fixated on the mountain of federal borrowing. The AI frenzy that dominated conversations for months? Pushed to the background. Debt took center stage. Warnings stretched back years. Decades, even. Economists and rating agencies flagged the risks. Low borrowing costs let stocks soar anyway. Deficits ballooned. Interest payments at…

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Global bond markets have declared government debt levels unsustainable, marking a fundamental shift on Wall Street. After years of warnings that investors largely ignored, government bond yields soared this week to their highest levels in decades, signaling that the debt crisis has arrived. The massive debt buildup has now surpassed the AI boom as Wall Street's top concern. RSM Chief Economist Joseph Brusuelas framed the moment starkly: "When do…

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BizToc broke the news on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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