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Maya MacGuineas Discusses $40T Debt, Affordability on Bloomberg TV
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" with hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to discuss a wide... -
Treasury Auction Yield Hits Highest in 25 Years
Read moreA $25 billion 30-year Treasury auction this week ended with yields at 5.216% – the highest since 2001. The auction is the latest sign of investors’... -
The 10-year Treasury Yield Eclipsed 4.6%
Read moreThe 10-year Treasury note surpassed 4.6% today, 45 basis points above projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and more than 60% higher... -
Rising Interest Rates are Exploding the Debt
Read moreThe 30-year Treasury note just reached its highest yield in almost 19 years, 5.2%, and other interest rates are approaching similar highs. This week... -
Rising Interest Rates Could Push Debt Higher
Read moreThe 10-year Treasury yield is currently 4.5% – the highest rate in over a year – while 30-year Treasuries now carry a 5.0% interest rate. In fact... -
Mitch Daniels: Debt disaster denialists think America has a new magic bullet
Read moreMitch Daniels is a former Governor of Indiana and former President of Purdue University. He is also a Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the... -
Inflation Spikes to Highest in Nearly Two Years
Read moreThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased a massive 0.9% in March, driven largely by rising energy prices, and is up 3.3% over the past year – putting... -
Weak Auctions Underscore Risks of our Growing Debt Burden
Read moreAuctions for the 2-year, 5-year, and 7-year Treasury notes went poorly last week and Treasury yields spiked, raising concerns about investor demand... -
Break Glass: A Plan for the Next Economic Shock
Read moreThe U.S. has never experienced an economic shock as indebted as we are today. Recessions and other economic shocks are inevitable. Although the timing... -
The State of Our Union is More Indebted Than Ever
Read morePresident Trump will deliver the State of the Union address this evening before a joint session of Congress. The occasion offers the President the... -
New Paper Estimates Upper Limit on Debt
Read moreIn a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Vadim Elenev, Tim Landvoigt, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh... -
Getting to 3%: An Open Letter to Lawmakers
Read moreToday, the Board of Directors for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released an open letter calling on lawmakers to adopt a fiscal goal...