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Interest rates are falling—thank government spending cuts for that
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The 10-year interest rate has fallen by half a percentage point in the past month .
The more the government borrows, the more it pushes up interest rates, which results in higher interest rates.
This shift is already being reflected in the bond market.
The interest payments on the federal debt are $1 trillion and rising.
VR Score
75
Informative language
76
Neutral language
38
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
51
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
5
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/canada-liberal-party-pollhttps://www.hoover.org/research/fergusons-law-debt-service-military-spending-and-fiscal-limits-powerhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-02-24/elon-musk-s-doge-budget-cut-plans-aren-t-convincing-the-bond-markethttps://doge.gov/savingshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/02/09/trump-confirms-hes-serious-about-wanting-canada-as-51st-state/