Leaning, not settled: the evidence points one way, but it is not scored yet.
P321
The US will eventually drive Treasury interest rates down to 0 percent through financial repression.
What Jiang said
“I'll make this 0%, guys”
Analysis
He predicts the US will control its debt burden by forcing demand for Treasuries while lowering yields to zero. He says inflation would then erode the real debt burden over decades.
Status history
- 2026-05-26 · Pending (codex)
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2026-09-25 ·
Pending → Likely Wrong
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Recent headlines show Treasury yields surging and bond market tension with the Fed rather than rates being driven toward zero, though this is a long-term structural prediction that remains open. · Source: U.S. government debt yields are surging at a bad time. Here's what's behind the move - CNBC (Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT)