High interest rates could balloon the national debt
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High interest rates could balloon the national debt
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What happens to government debt, the budget deficit, and the overall economy if interest rates stay elevated? For a new report, the Congressional Budget Office crunched the numbers. By 2056, public debt would grow to an eye-popping 222% of GDP. Plus: Trump administration cuts decimated soil conservation programs, a new report highlights the impact of private equity investments on climate risk, and an uneventful Trump-Xi summit ends with a promise of more talks to come.
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Read the stories in today’s episode:
- TTYL? Trump-Xi talks end without much to show
- What happens to the deficit and the national debt if interest rates stay high?
- U.S. farmers lost conservation experts in Trump’s federal cuts. Now they’re hurting for help
- Private equity gets a grade on climate risks