VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“What happens when interest rates go up is that the funding of the deficit becomes more expensive,”
Mohamed A. El-Erian · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
El-Erian described how rising interest rates increase the cost of funding the US deficit.
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