Issue The US fiscal tightrope: too little tightening risks crisis, too much risks stagnation
Summary
MGI frames US fiscal policy as a tightrope in which tightening too little makes a public debt crisis or sustained inflation more likely while tightening too much makes secular stagnation a potential outcome.
Classification
Main topicDemocracy & Governance
Secondary topicsMacroeconomy & Finance
Region menusNorth America
Impactscope:country · geo_region:north_america · country:US
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- The global balance sheet 2026: Imbalance and divergence McKinsey Global Institute page=34;section=What this means for executives 2026-07 accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 1
Directly linked signals 1
Relation types: constitutes · direct_urgent
Public id: fm-1154f2a730d2