Persistently Higher Treasury Yields Could Add Trillions to the Debt Over 10 Years

Source: Cato Institute
by Ryan Bourne & Nathan Miller

“The 10-year Treasury yield exceeded 5.3 percent yesterday—its highest intraday level since 2002. It has risen by roughly half a percentage point this month. Given the scale of the US debt that needs refinancing and projections for ongoing annual federal deficits, such a surge in government borrowing costs could be a big deal for US interest spending levels and, ultimately, the path of the debt itself.” (10/01/26)

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