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Surveillance: Risk Management with McWilliams

Bloomberg Surveillance

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The Trust Mechanism for Debt Sustainability

I don't think we're in a crisis, however. As long as our nominal GDP growth is higher than the average interest we pay, the math of debt sustainability improves over time. Our nominal GDP growth year-to-year is about 7%. It's actually been in the double digits for much of the past two years. The market has to believe the money we're borrowing will be put to productive use.

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