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“The budget office expects long-term interest rates to be slightly higher than it previously forecast as a result of the additional borrowing.”
The New York Times by Glenn Thrush, Michael Gold, Aaron Boxerman, Luke Broadwater, Megan Mineiro, Carl Hulse, Robert Jimison, Tony Romm, Andrew Duehren, Mattathias Schwartz View original article

Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:12+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22

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While the budget office expects long-term interest rates to be slightly higher than it previously forecast as a result of the additional borrowing, Mr. Swagel said the outlook was still “benign.”

Extracted from: Trump Live Updates: Bondi Faces Anger Over Epstein Files in Combative Hearing , The New York Times

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Reason reason.com credibility 0.75 Contradicts

“In spite of all this debt, the projections assume inflation stays low for decades and interest rates only go up very slowly. That calm outlook is misleading.”

Borrowing to pay for Social Security and Medicare will likely cause inflation

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“While the budget office expects long-term interest rates to be slightly higher than it previously forecast as a result of the additional borrowing, Mr. Swagel said the outlook was still “benign.””

Trump Live Updates: Bondi Faces Anger Over Epstein Files in Combative Hearing

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Claim ID CLM-91974700
Slug budget-office-expects-long-term-interest-rates-to-be-slightl-91974700
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 214 d ago
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