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Treasury Secretary Bessent readies fiscal consolidation amid rising debt and market competition
El FinancieroLO·US·about 4 hours ago
The US national debt has surpassed the $40 trillion mark, reflecting an accelerating trajectory of federal borrowing. While the milestone is a mathematical certainty based on Treasury data, the long-term implications for fiscal sustainability and interest rate policy remain a subject of intense debate among economists.