{
  "id": 801020,
  "title": "US Pays Highest Yield on 30-Year Debt in Quarter of a Century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-pays-highest-yield-on-30-year-debt-in-quarter-of-a-century",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T19:18:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-13/us-pays-highest-yield-on-30-year-debt-since-2001-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Patrick McHenry, former Republican congressman from North Carolina and former House Financial Services Committee chairman, said that Thursday's bond sale is a 'wake up sign' for the country on government debt and deficit, as the US government sold 30-year bonds at the highest rate since 2001. McHenry said that it is time for the government to take action on overspending, but that change has to…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}