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How Tariffs Are Rewiring Federal Borrowing Costs
With federal debt approaching thirty-nine point five trillion dollars and inflation fears rising due to new tariff structures, the cost of servicing that debt is shifting in real time. Lucas and Luna break down how import taxes are creating a unique fiscal trap: higher prices for consumers lead to higher wage demands, which forces the Treasury to borrow more at elevated yields. Using the latest ten-year Treasury yield data and recent New York Fed insights, we explore why traditional deficit spending models are breaking under the weight of supply-side shocks. This episode examines the…
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