The ugly math on interest expenses, yields and the $40 trillion U.S. national debt
MarketWatch· Joy Wiltermuth· Aug 26, 2026 · 4:55 PM
“The interest payments are starting to snowball,” said Joe Boyle at Hartford Funds.
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