# The Trillion-dollar Interest Bill Nobody Votes On

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Podcast: [InvestTalk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/investtalk-442958)
Published: 2026-08-19T00:11:38+00:00
Episode link: http://investtalk.com
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## Resource

The federal government will spend about a trillion dollars on interest this year, roughly what it spends on national defense, and every rate increase makes that number larger. We will explain why the government’s own borrowing costs now shape monetary policy, what that means for long-dated bonds, and why central banks around the world are buying gold at the fastest pace in years. Today's Stocks & Topics: Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (CRDO), Market Wrap, Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX), Car Makers and Motor Oil, The Trillion-dollar Interest Bill Nobody Votes On, Avantis International Equity ETF (AVDE), Short Selling vs Put Options, Chevron Corporation (CVX), Salesforce, Inc. (CRM), ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW). Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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