{"id":13293,"date":"2024-07-29T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zacksim.com\/blog\/?p=13293"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:15:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:15:18","slug":"u-s-treasury-market-and-our-nations-growing-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zacksim.com\/blog\/u-s-treasury-market-and-our-nations-growing-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Treasury Market And Our Nation’s Growing Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Treasury Bond Markets and America\u2019s Growing Debt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investors likely see the headlines frequently\u2014the U.S. government cannot seem to run a budget surplus, and as a result, the national debt keeps getting bigger with every year that passes. As seen on the chart below, deficits\u2014and therefore growing debt\u2014have crossed political lines and have been an issue for over 20 years.1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis2<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Investors are justifiably concerned that mounting debt could negatively impact the economy and markets. In an era of relatively high interest rates, rising deficits could also result in the government spending an increasing percentage of total tax revenue on interest payments each year\u2014which means having less money to spend on everything else. A \u201ccrowding out\u201d of government spending could detract from GDP growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To address some of these concerns around debt and provide a clearer picture of the current financial landscape, I present our latest July Stock Market Outlook Report.<\/a><\/u><\/strong> The goal of this report is to provide long-term investors with the data and insights needed to make informed and strategic decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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