A reminder that about 1/4 of US debt matures in the next 12 months.
The last two times we saw similar refinancing pressure, policy rates were at 0%.
Today rates are 3.75% with the market pricing fewer than 2 cuts by year-end.
Hard to see this aligning with Trump and the new… pic.twitter.com/ojImx9SOvH
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) January 16, 2026
🇺🇸 US federal government interest expense to GDP 3.857%
Highest since Q4 1998! pic.twitter.com/KcKdnRJzXc
— Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) December 25, 2025
10-Year Treasury Yield hits 4.24%, its highest level since August 🚨 Uh Oh 👀 pic.twitter.com/lgb8l7W00C
— Barchart (@Barchart) January 18, 2026
And look at what’s happening in Japan!
🚨🚨 JAPAN WILL CRASH THE MARKET NEXT WEEK!!!
They have $10 TRILLION in debt.
Yields on all Japanese government bonds have just hit ATH.
As early as next week, Japan will begin selling $500 BILLION in US stocks to stabilize the economy.
Their economy is breaking and it’s far… pic.twitter.com/zS6G9Ffaus
— DANNY (@Danny_Crypton) January 17, 2026
There has been a sharp decline in recent months in the production and sales of economically sensitive heavy-duty trucks. pic.twitter.com/osWezyPPNX
— Eric Basmajian (@EPBResearch) January 17, 2026
Since mid-Sept. 2025, the Fed has cut interest rates three times. But despite a 75-basis-point reduction in short-term rates, 10-year Treasury yields have risen 20 basis points and are poised to spike sharply higher. $4,600 gold and $90 silver confirm a debt crisis is coming.
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) January 18, 2026
The dollar didn’t just weaken — it quietly robbed you. Down 28% in five years.
My parents bought their house in 1962 for $16,000.
Back then, gold was $35 an ounce. That house cost 457 ounces of gold.
Today, the house is “worth” $750,000. Gold is about $3,300 an ounce.
That… pic.twitter.com/2shw9V3ZY1
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) January 18, 2026