How sensitive are interest rates to higher federal debt?

Michael Plante, Alexander Richter and Sarah Zubairy

Dallas Fed Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Abstract: The U.S. faces a historically high federal debt-to-GDP ratio, a measure of debt relative to economic output. But how sensitive are interest rates to higher debt?

Keywords: debt; interest rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-08-12
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