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Ultra-low US Rates and Very High Gov’t Debt

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Ultra-low US #Rates and Very High Gov't #Debt

  • Decade of zero rates
  • Normal rate of 2.7% would mean massive 5x increase in interest burden
  • US Gov’t debt exceeds GDP
  • The interest cost burden of a normal interest rate is now massive
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