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US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade

It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.

US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade
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Pressivio’s Business desk has added the source report “US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade” to its international monitoring stream.

It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.

Original source: BBC Business
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