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TexasTowelie

(120,952 posts)
Mon May 19, 2025, 03:32 PM May 19

USA Bond Costs Soar - Joe Blogs



In this video I talk about fallout following the recent downgrade of the USA's debt rating by the Ratings Agency Moody's. Bond prices are now falling and bond yields are rising as a direct result and this will increase the interest costs for USA debt which is a problem as total debt is now more than $36 Trillion and the average maturity is around 6 years.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:08 USA DEBT
1:34 DEFICIT
4:14 BOND YIELDS
6:22 AVERAGE LIFE
7:23 NEW DEBT
8:36 TOP 3 OVERSEAS
10:24 TOP 10
12:37 COSTS
14:15 DOLLAR
14:39 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
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questionseverything

(10,832 posts)
3. Yep, of course when it takes a wheelbarrow of money to buy bread it will eat the savings up quickly
Mon May 19, 2025, 05:01 PM
May 19

questionseverything

(10,832 posts)
2. This post and video do a good job explaining our biggest problem
Mon May 19, 2025, 04:59 PM
May 19

The lose of strength of the American dollar, so it will get ignored as people spend time dissing some new book

Rolling eyes

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