US Debt: Market’s Major Players Raise Concerns

US Debt: Market’s Major Players Raise Concerns



Bridgewater founder ​Ray Dalio gestures in front of a gray background.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio.Brendan McDermid/File⁤ Photo/Reuters

Three market experts have cited concern that growing US debt will send interest rates up.

Ray Dalio and Bill Gross both pointed out a supply-demand imbalance that will keep fueling borrowing costs.

US debt supply will only grow, as a recession would⁣ expand the federal deficit, Jeffrey Gundlach added.

US‌ debt is ballooning, and leading market‌ experts⁢ are raising red flags with​ more red ink on the way and a potential recession looming.

The warnings come ⁤as federal deficits have exploded in recent years, ​sharply elevating the trajectory of⁣ US debt. The Treasury Department has already auctioned⁤ $1⁤ trillion in bonds just within⁣ this quarter. ⁤Meanwhile, borrowing costs have soared in the last⁣ year and a half as the Federal Reserve embarked on ‌an⁣ aggressive tightening campaign.

Over the past week, Wall Street giants Ray Dalio, Bill Gross, and Jeffrey Gundlach have weighed in:

Ray ⁤Dalio

The⁤ Bridgewater Associates⁤ founder said he…

2023-09-16 15:30:01
Original from finance.yahoo.com

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