The U.S. government has been issuing more debt, but it’s not getting more foreign buyers in the door. As a result, U.S. investors have so far financed all of this year’s increase in the federal government’s borrowing.
Uncle Sam Wants You: Treasury Depends More On Domestic Bond Buyers
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