The $1 trillion of high yield debt that's piled up in the last 5 years is about to have a 'day of reckoning,' Bank of America says

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The US is facing a debt storm. Here's 5 charts that show trouble is brewing.

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Commercial mortgages are a sector of the debt market that is under intense pressure from rising rates and tighter financial conditions.

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Top economist Paul Krugman says the US economy is growing too fast to spiral into a debt crisis

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America's credit score got slashed – but that's not the economic disaster it sounds like

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Kevin McCarthy with President Joe Biden at an Oval Office meeting on the debt ceiling on May 22.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and US President Joe Biden.

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The January 6 riot factored into Fitch's shock US credit rating downgrade, report says

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Members of the Proud Boys walking near the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

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Billionaire investor Ken Fisher 'debunks' debt-crisis risk Ray Dalio warned of - borrowings are 'not the problem you think it is'

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Gold could rally to a new record high if the US defaults and investors flee to safety

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DATE IMPORTED:October 27, 1997Security guard John Hall watches a stack of display gold bullion bars at the Australian Bullion Company's office in Sydney October 27.

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The US and China are on a collision course that will worsen the geopolitical economic depression, 'Dr. Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini warns

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Nouriel Roubini.

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Stocks and bonds would crash 'violently' in a debt crisis - even if the US avoids immediate default, former NY Fed president says

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Then-New York Fed President Bill Dudley in 2018.

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A US debt default could spark mass unemployment, payment failures, and catastrophe that would raise interest rates 'into perpetuity,' Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters, October 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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