Analysis: Higher Interest Rates & the National Debt
There will be a number of consequences from a gradual increase in the federal funds rate over time.
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There will be a number of consequences from a gradual increase in the federal funds rate over time.
The Trustees urge lawmakers to enact legislation soon to put Medicare on a sustainable path.
Budget battles policymakers have engaged in have failed to produce reforms to address the true drivers of long-term national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/averting-a-shutdown-the-numbers-behind-the-last-minute-budget-bill
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal debt could reach 175% of GDP by 2040.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2015-long-term-budget-outlook
National debt could climb from 74% of GDP in 2014 to 166% of GDP in 2039.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/gao-sends-clear-warning-long-term-debt-is-on-an-unsustainable-path
Policymakers should work together to stabilize and strengthen this important program for generations to come.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/trustees-warn-social-security-faces-major-imbalances
The results of the Peterson Foundation’s Solutions Initiative III are in: researchers from five leading think tanks agree that there are many ways to stabilize the nation’s long-term debt.
What are the potential consequences of not raising the debt limit?
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2015/03/risking-the-recovery-debt-limit-uncertainty-returns
Americans remain highly concerned about the nation’s fiscal health, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s November Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/11/fci-press-release
Policymakers should build on the bipartisanship of this Act to work towards passing fiscal reforms that will put our nation on a sustainable fiscal path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/understanding-the-bipartisan-budget-act-of-2015