GDP Rose by $1.0 Trillion in 2018, US Gov. Debt by $1.3 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Feb 28, 2019 • 103 Comments Where would GDP growth be without federal borrow-and-spend?
Who Bought the Gigantic $1.5 Trillion of New US Government Debt Issued over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2019 • 136 Comments China, Japan, other foreign entities dumped US Treasuries. But someone had to buy. Here’s who. So far, so good.
Who Exactly Mopped up $1.33 Trillion of New US Government Debt over the Past 12 months? by Wolf Richter • Dec 17, 2018 • 78 Comments Debt out the wazoo, but someone is still buying it.
My Proprietary Fed “Hawkometer” is Redlining by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2018 • 62 Comments It shot up 240% from long-run average and 500% from a year ago.
“Rising Inequality” Could Impact America’s AAA Credit Rating by Safehaven • Oct 10, 2018 • 33 Comments Moody’s: It “will exacerbate already material fiscal challenges on the horizon.” If unaddressed, “social tensions will continue to rise.”
US Gross National Debt Jumps by $1.27 Trillion in Fiscal 2018, Hits $21.5 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Oct 1, 2018 • 130 Comments But wait — these are the Boom Times!
Who Bought the $1.47 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Sep 18, 2018 • 83 Comments China, Japan, other foreign investors, the Fed, US government funds? Nope.
Who Bought the $1.36 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Aug 15, 2018 • 63 Comments Russia, Japan, and the Fed dumped, China hung in there…. But who bought?
Russia Dumped Most of its US Treasury Holdings, Disappeared from List by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2018 • 67 Comments Good thing Russia never held as many Treasuries as China and Japan. The scenario would have been different.
Who the Heck Bought $1.2 trillion in New US Treasuries over the past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jun 15, 2018 • 61 Comments Russia, Japan, and the Fed dumped. So who bought?
