Posted on 09/25/2026 6:57:25 AM PDT by Twotone
Ever-higher costs to service mounting debt loads pose a major risk to governments around the world, economists have warned.
Global debt rose by $10 trillion in the first half of the year to top $365 trillion, according to research published by the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday. State debts are rising as yields on medium- and long-term government bonds issued by a slew of the world’s biggest economies hit their highest levels in more than a decade — including in the U.S., Japan, France and the U.K. Rising yields reflect growing investor discomfort at rising interest rates, persistent energy cost pressures, tepid economic growth and high fiscal spending.
The IIF highlighted the four major economies in particular as facing “persistently large deficits and rising interest expenses — challenges long associated with debt-distressed emerging market sovereigns.”
The Washington-based group found that advanced economies paid over $3.3 trillion in interest on internationally traded government bonds last year, more than global spending on AI ($2.6 trillion), defense ($3.1 trillion), or clean energy ($2.3 trillion).
Debt has become a political issue, creating a “vicious cycle between elections and short-term quick fixes, and a long-term vulnerability as the marginal utility of higher debt diminishes,” the IIF warned.
“As benchmark rates rise, interest expense is set to surge, while structural pressures from healthcare and public pension spending remain largely unaddressed,” it added.
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Who is holding the notes on all this debt?
socialism and communism is destroying all the economies in the world.
Core principle of macroeconomics: When debt is accumulated for consumption and not productive investment, bankruptcy follows.
So, I balance my checkbook for nothing?
Who is holding the notes on all this debt?
That’s what “Rogue AI Agents” are for. AI will hack the global treasuries systems and “poof”, a global reset of finance will be needed. You really don’t think all this AI nonsense is what it’s presented to be, do you?
The piper needs to be paid.
Not a student of history, I see...
Unless China keeps propping up their currency until after we can dump it or it matures. I guess we’ll see.
We own 11% of the debt and our GDP is 25% of global GDP. I don’t like our debt, but our debt is better than everyone else’s.
They never talked about this until USAid ended.
They want it back!
“They” are, and that’s funny since “They” stole most of it.
I don't know, but these people say they do...
When this blows up, the conflicts initiated by the elite globalists will make WW2 look like a picnic. Sad.
Rising debt + rising interest rates = rising interest payments consumes the budget
National debt has more than doubled from $18T to $39T since 2015
https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-americas-39-trillion-debt-looks-like-on-a-family-budget
Owning debt....dreaming that your money pile is yuge, then it collapses by the addicts you overfed.
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