Kommentar: US-Präsident Donald Trump wagt ein tollkühnes Experiment
Steigende Inflation, steigende Zinsen, steigende Schulden – ein gefährliches Gemisch. Die Inflation droht derweil außer Kontrolle zu geraten, wie aktuelle Daten zeigen.
President Donald Trump is daring to undertake a bold experiment with two crucial data points just three weeks before midterm elections. One is the yield of 10-year US Treasury bonds, which recently surpassed 5.3 percent and has been rising steadily in recent months. The other is the inflation rate, which jumped to 3.7 percent in September, significantly higher than expected.
For five years, this rate has remained well above the Federal Reserve's two percent target. Both figures are closely linked, representing an economic policy that could be described as a daring experiment. The high inflation is not solely due to the war in Iran and rising energy prices. It also reflects sharply increasing government spending, near-full employment, and robust growth fueled by substantial artificial intelligence investments.
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