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Feb 12, 2025 In addition to a likely financial crisis, interest rates on U.S. Treasuries would spike, making it very costly to roll over federal debt and
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by EM Engen 2005 Cited by 596 An increase in federal debt of 5% of GDPor a $550 billion increase in government debtwould in- crease the interest rate by 9.5 basis points. Alternatively,
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Interest Expense and Average Interest Rates on the
Feb 28, 2025 The amount of interest expense depends on the total federal debt and the interest rates investors charged when they loaned the money.
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