Episode

Five Scenarios for the Federal Debt

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Notes on the Week Ahead
Published
May 25, 2026
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1028
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Summary

The Financial Accounts of the United States is a quarterly Federal Reserve publication containing a great many large numbers but very little commentary, presumably because the authors feel the numbers speak for themselves. And the numbers do speak rather loudly.