Treasury Has Paid Out $941B In Interest Over The Last 12 Months

2025-05-12 15:17:00 ET

Summary

• In the last 5 years, the borrowing has not been less than $1.8T. Expect more of the same this year once the ceiling is raised.
• The Treasury has been able to maintain a somewhat healthy cash balance, currently sitting over $600B.
• The yield curve has finally gone back to positive sloping between the 2 and 10 year. The Treasury was borrowing short-term the entire time it was inverted, which seems like an odd decision.

By Schiffgold

The government hit the debt ceiling back in January and has been pursuing extraordinary measures since. This usually means dipping into things like Civil Service Retirement funds to free up cash and avoid borrowing any more money....

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