U.S. National Debt Hits $40 Trillion
Treasury officials doubled buyback operations to $4 billion as long-term yields rose and deficit warnings intensified after the debt crossed $40 trillion.
- On Wednesday, the Treasury Department reported total public debt topped $40 trillion for the first time, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as costs for safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip federal revenues.
- Roughly 60 per cent of the $7 trillion annual federal budget is earmarked for 'mandatory' programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, while another $1.1 trillion pays interest on borrowing costs that continue rising.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a doubling of buyback sizes to at least $4 billion per operation to push long bond yields back, while Oxford Economics notes investors demand greater compensation amid hefty government issuance.
- Public debt rose $11.6 trillion across Donald Trump's two terms, while Joe Biden's term saw an $8.4 trillion increase; the Congressional Budget Office estimates Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' will add another $4.7 trillion.
- Margaret Spellings, chief executive of the Bipartisan Policy Center, warned last week that federal programs run on 'autopilot,' with budget watchdog groups cautioning that a debt crisis could erupt unless politicians raise taxes, cut spending, or both.
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The total public debt of the United States federal government has exceeded $40 trillion (828 trillion crowns) for the first time. The US Treasury Department announced this on Wednesday evening. Rapidly rising costs for defense, social programs and interest payments far exceed federal budget revenues, which are also hampered by tax breaks, Reuters reported, noting that some observers say a budget crisis is looming.
Why are the United States still feeling confident despite such a historic "record"? The US national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history. The country's Treasury Department recorded this figure amid economists' warnings of growing fiscal risks, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Reuters. This debt amount includes Treasury securities held by private investors—$32.266 trillion—as well as domestic debt obligations of $7.782 tr…
The Treasury Department's daily report confirms an accelerated increase in public debt, which has quadrupled in less than two decades and doubles the figure recorded in 2017.
US national debt exceeds $40 trillion
Washington: The United States Department of the Treasury announced that total US national debt has surpassed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, driven by rising costs for entitlement programmes and interest payments alongside falling revenues.The Treasury's daily statement showed total debt outstanding reached $40.047 trillion, comprising $32.266 trillion in debt held by the public and $7.782 trillion in intragovernmental holdings held by…
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