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The ten-year Treasury yield has climbed to its highest level in nearly two decades, and the story behind it is layered. Sticky inflation, a surge in government bond issuance, and an AI-driven investment boom have all combined to push yields to levels not seen in roughly nineteen years, putting real pressure on equities and borrowing costs across the economy.
Turning to the Fed, newly installed Chair Kevin Warsh is navigating a genuine inflation conundrum that goes well beyond what critics are calling Trumpflation. Since taking the reins on May twenty-second, Warsh has signaled a reform-minded approach, but with price pressures proving stubborn and policy credibility on the line, the path forward remains anything but straightforward.
And on the debt front, America's forty trillion dollar national debt may look manageable when measured against the size of its economy, but economists are sounding the alarm. The United States remains the world's largest debtor in absolute terms, and that distinction carries consequences no ratio can fully obscure.
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