- The President-elect has mentioned countless themes that will call for additional Treasury bonds to be issued. The cost in interest, alone, will be significant.
- The yields on America's sovereign debt will not go unnoticed, and the push will be on for the Fed to lower our interest rates even further, and follow European and Asian yields into negative territory.
- Revenues are down significantly for many bonds that are tied to pension funds, parking garages, tourism, airports and a whole host of other activities. Also, in our present environment, it is almost impossible to raise taxes in order to offset these losses.
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The Pressure Cooker