US Debt Hits $40 Trillion: Why Are Soaring Treasury Yields Making It Worse?

US debt hits $40 trillion: Why are soaring Treasury yields making it worse?

US debt hits $40 trillion as soaring Treasury yields raise interest costs, widen the deficit and put more pressure on the US economy and debt outlook.

The debt spiral. The US national debt has reached a historic high and has finally crossed the critical mark of $40 trillion

The debt spiralThe US national debt has reached a historic high and has finally crossed the critical mark of $40 trillion. It took the Treasury literally five months to raise only the last trillion: the pace of borrowing continues to increase, and the...

The $40 trillion U.S. national debt is smaller than Japan's relative to its economy—but economist warns America is still 'the world's largest debtor'

“Japan’s debt dynamics are fundamentally different from those of the United States … Japan is the world’s largest creditor nation. The U.S. is the world’s largest debtor.”

The US economy is stuck on a hamster wheel as GDP must outrun borrowing costs—or risk a debt spiral

High gas prices and low consumer sentiment over the cost of living have obscured how robust the U.S. economy has been lately. Not only has the economy absorbed shocks from President Donald Trump’s tariffs and war on Iran, it has been running hot. Federal Reserve policymakers recognized that the economy isn’t just resilient but thriving […]

US debt hits $40 trillion: Why are soaring Treasury yields making it worse? - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

US debt has reached $40 trillion, while Treasury yields are rising sharply, adding to concerns about the country’s debt outlook. Higher yields mean the US government has to pay more interest when it borrows money, putting additional pressure on the federal budget. US debt hits $40 trillion as Treasury yields rise and interest costs grow. ...

The Last Buyer Standing: When America’s $40 Trillion Debt Is Left to the Hedge Funds

Observation period: 27 August – 27 September 2026 On August 19, 2026, the United States crossed a number that once seemed impossible. Its national debt hit $40 trillion. Not forty billion. Not four hundred billion. Forty trillion dollars. To pay the interest on that debt alone, America spends $1.1 trillion every year. That is more than the entire US defense budget. More than what Washington spends on Medicare. More than any other single item in …