<div id="readability-page-1">Debt surpasses GDP: Publicly held U.S. debt reached 100.2% of GDP, doubling the historical average and raising long-term fiscal concerns. Yields hit highs: The 30-year Treasury yield climbed above 5%, its highest since 2007, pushing up borrowing costs across the economy. Market and household impact: Rising yields are pressuring stocks, raising mortgage rates, and increasing household debt servicing burdens.</div>

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<p>US publicly held debt has surpassed GDP at 100.2%, doubling the historical average and raising fiscal concerns. Concurrently, the 30-year Treasury yield exceeded 5%, its highest since 2007, significantly increasing borrowing costs. These rising yields are negatively impacting stock markets, driving up mortgage rates, and burdening households with higher debt servicing costs.</p>

- Publicly held U.S. debt has surpassed 100.2% of GDP, exceeding the historical average and sparking long-term fiscal concerns.  
- The 30-year Treasury yield has risen above 5%, the highest level since 2007, leading to increased borrowing costs.  
- These rising yields are negatively impacting stock markets, elevating mortgage rates, and increasing the debt servicing burden for households.

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US debt tops GDP as surging yields lift borrowing costs