<p dir="ltr">On Sep 29, 2016 5:35 PM, "John Clark" <<a href="mailto:johnkclark@gmail.com">johnkclark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> What happens when interest rates go back up? With a debt this size, we will devour our entire revenue just paying interest. This will not be good.<br>
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> If the government is ever going to borrow money, as its been doing nearly every year since 1835, then now is certainly the time to do it when interest rates are almost zero.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">One of the main reasons interest rates have remained low is that central banks are now the primary buyers of sovereign debt (in addition to the Fed keeping the short end of the curve artificially low for an extended period of time). One scenario to consider is what happens when they start to tighten short term rates and stop maintaining/expanding their balance sheet. Markets have not been allowed to clear properly since 2008. Certain asset classes are inflating as a result including corporate debt that is being used to retire stock instead of being deployed for organic growth. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The entire value of fiat currencies is dependent on a belief in the issuer to make good on their IOUs. What is going to happen to interest rates if the world loses faith in a particular currency?</p>