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Fed Policy is Contributing to a Surge in Debt Payments
With the Fed holding rates at 23-year highs as part of its restrictive policy stance, the US Treasury has had to issue more debt to fund government expenditures. The higher the US’s coupon payments become, the greater barrier it presents to economic growth and stimulating government spending.