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title: "Analysis-as US debt mounts, investors demand higher returns to lend"
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description: "US Treasury yields have surged to multi-year highs as investors demand higher returns to compensate for the nation's approaching $40 trillion debt and persistent fiscal deficits. While long-term borrowing costs are rising, demand for Treasuries remains solid with no signs of a buyers' strike. Investors cite inflation concerns and large deficits as key drivers, but market participation indicates continued appetite for US government debt at these elevated rates."
datetime: "2026-08-18T10:22:41.000Z"
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# Analysis-as US debt mounts, investors demand higher returns to lend

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, Ankur Banerjee and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/SINGAPORE/LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Persistently higher yields at U.S. Treasury auctions are increasing the cost of refinancing debt and funding future deficits, as investors demand greater compensation to absorb Washington's borrowing needs, raising questions about their appetite to continue buying U.S. debt. Investors

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