Overview
- The Senate is poised to pass President Trump’s tax and spending measure, which the CBO estimates will boost federal debt by $3.3 trillion.
- Nonpartisan analysts project the legislation could add up to $5 trillion to U.S. debt over the next decade.
- Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating in May, citing runaway deficits and mounting government debt.
- Treasury International Capital data show a net $14.2 billion withdrawal of foreign funds from U.S. debt markets in April.
- BlackRock and other asset managers recommend diversifying into European, Australian and Singapore sovereign bonds as rising U.S. deficits decouple Treasury yields from Fed policy.