{
  "id": 11482058,
  "title": "NEC's Kevin Hassett on Sept. Jobs and Paying Down US Debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/necs-kevin-hassett-on-sept-jobs-and-paying-down-us-debt",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-02/nec-s-kevin-hassett-on-sept-jobs-paying-down-us-debt-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says higher long-term rates can reflect underlying economic strength. Speaking to Mike McKee and Dani Burger on Bloomberg Open Interest, Hassett calls the government’s debt-interest burden unacceptably high but says the administration is serious about deficit reduction. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}