US National Debt Passed $23 Trillion, Jumped $1.3 Trillion in 12 Months by Wolf Richter • Nov 2, 2019 • 144 Comments And these are the good times. What happens in a recession?
US Gross National Debt Jumps by $1.2 Trillion in Fiscal 2019, to $22.7 Trillion, Hits 106.5% of GDP by Wolf Richter • Oct 1, 2019 • 133 Comments But what happens if there’s actually a recession?
US National Debt Spiked $363 billion in Two Weeks, $1 Trillion in 12 months. But Who Bought This Pile of Treasury Securities? by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2019 • 94 Comments Nope, the Fed dumped. But there was huge demand elsewhere.
Who Bought the Nearly $1 Trillion of New US Government Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jun 17, 2019 • 74 Comments The Fed & China dumped. But there was huge demand elsewhere. Here’s who bought.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jun 2, 2019 • 63 Comments The Treasury Market Acts Like the Economy is in a Death Spiral, But Wait…
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Apr 21, 2019 • 89 Comments Can the US Government Just Keep Piling on Debt?
Who Bought the Huge $1.26 Trillion of New US Government Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Apr 15, 2019 • 66 Comments There was strong appetite. Only the Fed shed them. Here’s who bought.
The Countries with the Most Monstrous Corporate Debt Pileups. US Wimps out in 25th Place! by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2019 • 64 Comments But China and the tax havens like Luxembourg, oh my!
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.