Concern About National Deficit Rising as Congress Seeks to Raise Debt Ceiling by $4T

Liz Ann Sonders describes the fallout of losing “price-insensitive buyers” of U.S. bonds on the market as the proposed U.S. tax bill would increase the national deficit and raise the debt ceiling by $4T. She says the investor class has been “deeply concerned” about the national debt for a long time, and thinks the average consumer is beginning to be concerned as well. “The real implications” of debt growth is that it puts a “downward pressure on [economic] growth,” she adds.

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22 May 2025

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