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.
As the nation approaches key deadlines relating to the debt ceiling and funding the government as well as debates on tax reform, American voters are calling for the national debt to be a top priority.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/08/fci-press-release
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation presents a primer on the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-federal-budget-primer
With a changing demography as the backdrop, the US 2050 project examines the economic forces and trends that will determine American living standards three decades from now.
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
As the election season continues, the nation’s fiscal health remains a top concern for voters, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s July Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/07/fci-press-release
The long-term budget outlook has deteriorated significantly since last year, when CBO projected debt would reach 111% of GDP in 30 years under current law.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/07/cbo-long-term-budget-outlook-worse-than-last-year
Medicare is a large share of the budget, and it is projected to grow.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/urgent-action-needed-to-shore-up-medicare-program
The 2014 mid-term elections may be over, but America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges remain.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/lame-duck-deadlines-and-long-term-priorities
CBO projects that federal debt will remain at historically high levels over the next decade under current laws and warns that such high levels of debt could harm the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-warns-fiscal-path-is-unsustainable-and-threatens-economic-growth