Greg Ip

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107 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 20 Aug

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Marketplace · Sec. Bessent's big plan to finance the national debt · 20 Aug 2026 podcast

Hey, thanks for having me, Kai.

So, Kai, that is the interest rate that the government will be paying on 30-year bonds that were sold at auction today.

And the reason that matters, it's one of the highest rates.

In fact, I believe it is the highest rate that the government has said that it will pay on a newly issued 30-year bond in almost 20 years.

And I suppose that as taxpayers, that's the kind of thing that's gonna bother us because we owe have a lot of debt.

And every time these rates go up, it means we have to pay even more interest to service that debt.

Marketplace · Long-term bond yields hit a long-term high · 13 Aug 2026 podcast

Hey, thanks for having me, Kai. voice-verified

So, Guy, that is the interest rate that the government will be paying on 30-year bonds that were sold at auction today. voice-verified

And the reason that matters, it's one of the highest rates. voice-verified

In fact, I believe it is the highest rate that the government has said that it will pay on a newly issued 30-year bond in almost 20 years. voice-verified

And I suppose that as taxpayers, that's the kind of thing that's going to bother us because we have a lot of debt. voice-verified

And every time these rates go up, it means we have to pay even more interest to service that debt. voice-verified

yes? voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

So Chairman Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, controls what we call the short term interest rate, the rate that's charged on overnight loans. voice-verified

But if you are taking out a mortgage or if you're a business that wants to build a factory, you care more about long term interest rates. voice-verified

And those are set by the bond market, not by the Federal Reserve. voice-verified

And that's why you should care about what these 30 year bond yields are and these 10 year bond yields are. voice-verified

And in spite of the Federal Reserve not having raised interest rates in quite a while, those 10 and 30-year bond yields have been creeping higher all year long. voice-verified

And that reflects several things. voice-verified

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