⚠️US interest payments on public debt remain historically high

US interest costs fell slightly in Q1 2025

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US federal interest costs hit $1.110 trillion in Q1 2025, just shy of a record set in Q4 2024.

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As a % of tax receipts, this is ~35%, only below the 1980s-1990s, above the World War II levels.

The level of interest payments on US public debt is truly mind-blowing.

How bad the US debt crisis has become? What could be potential solutions? You will read about that in the articles below!

How dangerous the US debt crisis has become? Part 1/2

The US government is spending as if the economy is in a recession. What are the consequences for ordinary people, taxpayers, savers, and investors?

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/how-dangerous-the-us-debt-crisis

🚨Is the United States going to default on its public debt?

What is a Mar-a-Lago Accord and how it could reshape the global financial system?

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/is-the-united-states-going-to-default-on-its-public-debt

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