NYTimes: Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government
NYTimes: Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government

“The United States government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.’s on terms that seem too good to be true.
But that happy situation, aided by ultralow interest rates, may not last much longer.
Treasury officials now face a trifecta of headaches: a mountain of new debt, a balloon of short-term borrowings that come due in the months ahead, and interest rates that are sure to climb back to normal as soon as the Federal Reserve decides that the emergency has passed.
Even as Treasury officials are racing to lock in today’s low rates by exchanging short-term borrowings for long-term bonds, the government faces a payment shock similar to those that sent legions of overstretched homeowners into default on their mortgages.
With the national debt now topping $12 trillion, the White House estimates that the government’s tab for servicing the debt will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019, up from $202 billion this year, even if annual budget deficits shrink drastically. Other forecasters say the figure could be much higher.”

NYTimes.com

Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government

Interest rates seem ready to rise. The question, of course, is the timing. Uncle Sam will have to increase rates to compete with other national governments for funds to refinance its debt. The Fed cannot keep rates down forever. What is your company’s interest rate exposure? Now might be the time to lock in a (relatively) low rate on your long-term debt, if you can.
Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government

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