{"id":115350,"date":"2025-05-16T02:11:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T06:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/markets\/decoding-u-s-debt-and-treasuries-insights-from-bloomberg-intelligences-ira-jersey\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T02:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T06:10:27","slug":"decoding-u-s-debt-and-treasuries-insights-from-bloomberg-intelligences-ira-jersey","status":"publish","type":[3768],"link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/markets\/decoding-u-s-debt-and-treasuries-insights-from-bloomberg-intelligences-ira-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Are U.S. treasuries safe despite rising debt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <style>section[data-anchor=row-6a0c4db42545f]::before {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #eeeeee;\n\t\t\t}<\/style>\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--custom-color  bg--eeeeee text--black bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a0c4db42545f'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--valign-bottom\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p>    <ul class=\"bbg-categories_list\">\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/financial-services\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Financial Services\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/markets\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Markets\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/regional-analysis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Regional Analysis\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/treasury\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Treasury\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 24px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <h1 class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--title\">Are U.S. treasuries safe despite rising debt?<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-compact row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a0c4db42cef8'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 40px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg byline\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>Bloomberg Professional Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <p class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--date\">May 16, 2025<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a0c4db4306e2'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p>Amid investor concerns about U.S. debt and economic uncertainty, Ira Jersey, Bloomberg&#8217;s Chief U.S. Interest Rate Strategist addresses the sustainability of U.S. debt, the role of Treasury investments, and key factors influencing the market. He argues that despite high debt levels, default fears are likely overblown, drawing parallels with other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Gain valuable insights into why U.S. Treasuries remain relevant for portfolio balancing, the potential trajectory of interest rates, and the impact of Treasury supply. For global investors, particularly those in Korea, Jersey provides guidance on managing currency risk. 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