Published Aug 20, 2026, 12:21 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

US is on the verge of a debt spiral

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The US is facing a looming debt spiral, characterized by large deficits leading to increased borrowing, higher investor yield demands, rising interest expenses, and further deficit expansion, worsened by persistent high inflation and the erosion of the US's long-standing advantages of low interest rates and reserve currency status.