Trouble in US bond market could mean higher prices are here to stay

Concerns over rising inflation, continuing war with Iran, and the US’s record national debt have shaken the market…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/10/bond-market-higher-costs 

 

Treasury poised to buy up to $6B in bonds as Bessent looks to rein in debt costs - POLITICO

But after Treasury’s announcement, the yield on the 10-year Treasury went up, suggesting investors are unimpressed by this week’s buyback, which was previewed last month...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/treasury-bessent-bond-buybacks-borrowing-costs-01068655 

U.S. Empire in Decline: Richard Wolff on Iran War, Rising Inequality, $40 trillion debt and more

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzzNk-XzWCw 

Trump never said he would pay off the debt other than all of The Times that he said it

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bpWeqi9Zs

 

‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending

The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP planned… 

Republicans have never been punished politically for their dismal stewardship of the budget…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/us-national-debt-republicans

 

The $40 trillion U.S. debt: Three things to know : NPR

How does this affect me?

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939473/40-trillion-federal-debt

 

US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time

Earlier on Wednesday, the US treasury announced it would double its buyback of government debt after the bond market balked at ongoing inflation and continued conflict between the US and Iran. Though the move doesn’t increase the debt, it highlights the growing struggle the US is having in attracting investors to help take on its debt...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/us-debt-40-trillion

 

 

5 things we learned about the economy this week : NPR

Average wages rose 3.2% in the past year, according to the Labor Department's July report. That's slower than the growth reported for June, and also means that wages are once again not keeping pace with inflation. 

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5929422/inflation-spending-economy-groceries-gas 

A Total Collapse of Our Economy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gv_7z6aWErk

 

US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed holds interest rates

US government borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 2007 after the Federal Reserve voted to hold its key interest rate steady, feeding fears that the central bank may not move fast enough to tame a rise in inflation...

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/30/us-borrowing-costs-19-year-high-fed-holds-interest-rates 

#trump vs #Biden vs #Obama — who wins? #ranked #politics

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P5O05KqGKnI

Hegseth’s budget sales pitch falls flat with GOP lawmakers - POLITICO

Some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress expressed concern about the impact of increased military spending on the national debt…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/hegseth-republicans-defense-budget-skepticism-00973978

 

No one wasted money like a REPUBLICAN! #isaiahmartin #democrats #debate

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B8nFxDLM8H0

The world is heading toward a financial crisis – the state of US politics has left us ill-prepared

Trump’s second term has revealed that Washington’s policy response to such a crisis will be misguided and full of chaos…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/25/financial-crisis-trump-economics 

 

Sen. Whitehouse: The Republican-led Senate Budget Committee is Making the debt worse not better

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1msHvZr2O04

Stephen Miller's Plan BLOWS UP As Data Proves Disastrous National Debt Lies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgpmu1Ezrbw

 

US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit - POLITICO

The Congressional Budget Office released its marquee report Wednesday on the U.S. fiscal outlook, estimating that the tax and spending package Republicans enacted last summer — along with Trump's immigration policies — will increase deficits by trillions of dollars over the next decade. That budget gap would essentially cancel out the roughly $3 trillion in deficit reduction Trump's tariffs are expected to produce...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/us-debt-forecast-to-hit-64t-in-a-decade-as-trump-policies-widen-deficit-00775726

 

GOP Complains About Debt After Passing $4 Trillion Tax And Spending Bill | HuffPost Latest News

Democrats slammed Republicans for pushing a rescissions bill eliminating critical funding for vulnerable people worldwide, warning it would "poison" any bipartisan goodwill needed to negotiate legislation funding the government this year.

 What incentive, they asked, do Democrats have to negotiate deals on spending that require their votes to pass in the Senate if Republicans are going to simply turn around later and cancel funding they don't like via a partisan process that requires only 51 votes?…

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tax-cuts-beautiful-bill-debt_n_686d6c69e4b041f69cfd4c4a

 

Senate Republicans Unveil Key Part Of Their 'Big Beautiful Bill' | HuffPost Latest News

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has said he thought the House provision was too strict, and that it would harm rural hospitals in Missouri. The Senate proposal is even stricter than the House version. "I'm very concerned about the effect on rural hospitals," Hawley said last week. 

"What I've said to my leadership is — and this is what I talked to the president about — is that I don't want to see rural hospitals close. So that's my bottom line."…

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-finance-committee-big-beautiful-bill_n_68508419e4b072f3c80de92f

Rand Paul says "incredibly petty" White House rescinded picnic invite over budget bill opposition - CBS News

"I think I'm the first senator in the history of the United States to be uninvited to the White House picnic," Paul told reporters. 

"Every Democrat will be invited, every Republican will be invited, but I will be the only one disallowed to come on the grounds of the White House."… "I just find this incredibly petty," Paul said. "The level of immaturity is beyond words."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-white-house-rescinded-picnic-invite-big-beautiful-bill/