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Monitoring the Treasury Market with Fiscal Dashboard
Read moreThe Treasury market has been making headlines recently, amid poor Treasury auction results and heightened volatility in yields. While strong growth... -
Don't Count on Growth to Fix the Debt
Read moreStrong economic growth will be needed to help fix the debt problems the country faces, and lawmakers should take growth effects into consideration... -
10-Year Treasury Yield Hit 4.8%, Highest Since 2023
Read moreInterest rates are on the rise across the yield curve. The 10-year Treasury note closed at a high yield of 4.8%, a level not seen in nearly three... -
New Paper Looks at Changing Foreign Demand for U.S. Debt
Read moreIn a working paper, The United States and Its Creditors: Assessing Foreign Demand for U.S. Assets, from the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center on... -
Three Reasons to Worry About Rising Treasuries
Read moreInterest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds recently rose to levels not seen in decades. A recent 30-year Treasury auction ended with yields at over 5.2% –... -
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’... -
Trump CEA Projections Tracker
Read moreBefore the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released economic and fiscal... -
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... -
OBBBA Dynamic Score Comes In at $4.7 Trillion
Read moreThe “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) will add $4.2 trillion to the national debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034 or $4.7 trillion through 2035 after... -
CBO Projects Possible Debt Spiral, as R Exceeds G
Read moreThe U.S. national debt has long been on an unsustainable path. Nonetheless, for most of the 20th century, debt sustainability has been bolstered by... -
George Will Highlights Potential Dangerous Path Ahead
Read moreIn an opinion piece for The Washington Post, columnist George Will writes about the six paths to a fiscal disaster outlined in our recent paper, “...