Maria Vassalou on Rising Government Debt, Trump-XI Summit
THE SO WHAT
If macro researchers see a “deepening bond rout” but still call a U.S. debt reckoning premature, the message is volatility, not collapse. Operators should stress-test funding and FX assumptions for rate spikes, but avoid over-rotating strategy around worst-case debt narratives.
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