U.S. Debt Deficit Digest

• Inflation limits: Higher inflation unlikely to help erode real debt value since one-quarter of the debt stock is index-linked.
• Market pushback:...

The Fed's September 16 hike to a 3.75–4.00% target range automatically lifts rates on variable credit cards and HELOCs that older households often...

Houston has paused its routine Home Repair Program after exhausting federal CDBG funds, blocking low-income homeowners from essential plumbing,...

The Fed's 0.25-point rate hike to 3.75-4% raises borrowing costs across mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, and business financing, while lifting...

Federal spending and deficits continue climbing even as attention fixates on Fed rate moves.

• $1.97 trillion fiscal 2026 shortfall through August,...

A proposed Deferred Settlement Auction would let investors buy Treasuries with one-month delayed settlement, shifting duration demand from hedge-fund...

• Yields remain elevated: The 10-year Treasury hit 4.75-4.8% and 30-year topped 5.25%, highest since 2023, despite strong auction demand.
• Fiscal...

U.S. debt held by the public rose from 32% of GDP in 2001 to 100% today, with annual deficits near 6% of GDP.

Key drivers each explain most of the...

Consumer sentiment stayed depressed near 31.3 on the ESI despite a 0.3-point gain, as persistent 3.7% PCE inflation and 6.71% mortgage rates weighed...

Treasury buybacks provide marginal support for long-term bond prices and liquidity, yet fail to address persistent deficits and heavy issuance.

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The gap between yearly deficits and accumulated debt forces voters to pick among four paths—each with clear winners and losers.

• Spending cuts target...

After substantial price declines from rising rates, long-duration ETFs like BLV now deliver meaningfully higher yields for the same duration risk,...

Markets may be overpricing a September Fed rate hike even while inflation stays well above the 2% target, with core PCE at 3.3% and above goal for five and a half years.

A 22-24% benefit reduction could mean $459–$556 less per month for typical retirees, with the dollar hit varying sharply by state and personal...

• Congress has averaged at least five continuing resolutions per year since FY1997, freezing prior spending levels and dodging full budget...

A 30-year Treasury bought today at 4.87% matures in 2056—exactly when GAO projects U.S. public debt at 250% of GDP under current law.

• Historical...

Bangladesh's new pay scale delivers relief to 24 lakh employees and pensioners but adds Tk 1,05,580 crore in permanent annual spending without revenue...

The Treasury Securities Upcoming Auctions Data provides weekly notifications on marketable securities to be announced and auctioned, including...

If Democrats win either chamber in the midterms, the Trump team plans to rush a deficit-reduction framework through the lame-duck session before...

Automatic benefit cuts triggered by a 2032 trust fund shortfall would fall hardest on low-income seniors who rely on every Social Security dollar, raising poverty rates and undermining their financial stability.