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U.S. Debt Load Tops Fed’s List of Financial Stability Risks

In the Fed’s semi-annual report on U.S. financial stability, the second- and third-ranked concerns were escalating tensions in the Middle East and policy uncertainty.

By Craig Torres | December 03, 2024 at 03:30 PM
Visitors take photographs near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 2, 2020. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg.

The U.S. government’s debt load is now seen as the biggest risk to financial stability, outweighing persistent inflation in a Federal Reserve survey. “Concerns surrounding U.S. fiscal debt sustainability were atop the list in this survey, followed by escalating tensions in the Middle East and policy uncertainty,” the Fed said in its semi-annual financial stability report.

The report includes a survey of the Fed’s financial-market contacts conducted from late August to late October, conducted by New York Fed staff members. It also includes the central bank’s assessment of developing risks in four main areas: asset valuations, borrowing by businesses and households, leverage in the financial sector, and funding risks.

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