Institute of International Finance
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Sep 29, 2026
Clay LowryHOST
Hello and welcome back to Current Account.
Clay LowryHOST
I'm your host, Clay Lowry, Executive Vice President here at the Institute of International Finance.
Clay LowryHOST
On Current Account, I talk about what I see as the most important current issues in international finance and economics while providing my own U.S. politics and policy angle on these different issues when it is relevant.
Clay LowryHOST
Well, this week, we're going to be talking about the U.S.-China relationship.
JamuhuriHOST
And without further ado, this is your host Jamuhiri and together let's dive right in.
JamuhuriHOST
We kick it off with a quick update on the global debt position, where according to research published by the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, global debt rose by $10 trillion in the first half of 2026 to top $365 trillion.
JamuhuriHOST
Economists have warned that the increasing cost to service mounting public debt poses a major risk to governments around the world.
JamuhuriHOST
National debts are rising as yields on government bonds issued by the world's largest economies hit their highest levels in more than a decade.
Matthew BellHOST
The biggest borrowers are also some of the world's largest economies.
Matthew BellHOST
In announcing the $365 trillion figure on Wednesday, The Washington-based Institute of International Finance said wealthier countries now face the need to make changes similar with those already forced on debt-distressed low-income nations after recent crises.
Matthew BellHOST
Indeed, several lesser-developed countries, such as Jamaica and Costa Rica, are not only emerging economies, but also emerging benchmarks in how to restrain red ink.
Matthew BellHOST
They have achieved a mix of greater fiscal discipline, higher transparency in data, increased freedom for entrepreneurs, or more political inclusivity in reaching a consensus on spending and taxes.
Matthew BellHOST
The biggest borrowers are also some of the world's largest economies.
Matthew BellHOST
In announcing the $365 trillion figure on Wednesday, The Washington-based Institute of International Finance said wealthier countries now face the need to make changes similar with those already forced on debt-distressed low-income nations after recent crises.
Matthew BellHOST
Indeed, several lesser-developed countries, such as Jamaica and Costa Rica, are not only emerging economies, but also emerging benchmarks in how to restrain red ink.
Matthew BellHOST
They have achieved a mix of greater fiscal discipline, higher transparency in data, increased freedom for entrepreneurs, or more political inclusivity in reaching a consensus on spending and taxes.
Steve SedgwickCORRESPONDENT
As you and I keep saying, nothing much happened in 2007, did it? But anyway, it marks the biggest one-day move in nearly 18 months.
Steve SedgwickCORRESPONDENT
But I will direct our viewers, uh, to the IIF as well.
Steve SedgwickCORRESPONDENT
I've- I'm holding Tim Adams' report here.
Steve SedgwickCORRESPONDENT
It's a global debt monitor.
Valentina OrduzHOST
Como mencionaste al inicio del episodio, aumentó más de 10 trillones en el primer semestre de 2026.
Valentina OrduzHOST
Alcanzó un récord por encima de 365 trillones, según el Instituto de Finanzas Internacionales.
Valentina OrduzHOST
Y lo que nos preocupa no es solamente el tamaño de la deuda, sino su costo.
Valentina OrduzHOST
Juanma, vemos que el tesoro a 10 años llegó por encima del 5.1 %, ha sido su nivel más alto desde el 2007.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
This is part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's program to stem the rise in borrowing costs.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
The Institute of International Finance has criticized the plan.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
They warn it may provide temporary relief, but it can't resolve the underlying problem of rising debt.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
The two-year Treasury yield at 4.89%, now the 10-year Treasury yield at 5.1%, and the 30-year Treasury yield is at 5.39%.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
Treasury is set to purchase up to $6 billion of longer-dated government debt tomorrow, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's program to stem the rise in borrowing costs.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
The Institute of International Finance criticized the plan.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
They warn it may provide temporary relief, but cannot resolve the underlying problem of rising debt.
Amy MorrisCORRESPONDENT
Checking those yields now, the two-year Treasury yield at 4.89%, the 10-year Treasury yield at 5.1%, the 30-year Treasury yield at 5.4%.
Ben BoulosHOST
Oh, and by the way, global debt has surged again by more than $10 trillion in the first half of the year, now topping $365 trillion.
Ben BoulosHOST
That's a mere 310% of global GDP according to the IIF, driven by emerging markets.
Karen TsoHOST
[Instrumental music] Well, let's take a look at the bond market, and we start there this morning because we escalated on the US 10-year Treasury yield to 5.1% yesterday, and that is the level we are perched at this morning, 5.12%.
Karen TsoHOST
The escalation in yields over the last 24 hours, the biggest spike we've seen since Liberation Day around those trade tariffs as the market recalibrated very rapidly at that time around the inflation of risk that the tariff story would bring.
Mike ZuzoloGUEST
That's where our debt load came in.
Mike ZuzoloGUEST
The International Institute of Finance, the best gauge we have for global debt, just pushed out a new record debt load number of $365 trillion for the world.
Mike ZuzoloGUEST
These interest rates are not probably going to go down anytime soon, but the key is not to let them get out of hand like we saw in the 80s.
Mike ZuzoloGUEST
What does that mean? Well, that means then the Fed has to raise rates.
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