Signal The gap between growth and interest rates approached zero and may have flipped in the US in 2025
Summary
MGI reports that with interest rates up in the United States and Europe and growth projections down in China, the gap between nominal growth and long-term borrowing costs is far closer to zero than over the past decade and a half, and that some projections suggest the signs flipped in the United States in 2025 so that interest rates now exceed expected growth.
Classification
Main topicMacroeconomy & Finance
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:country · geo_region:east_asia · geo_region:north_america · country:CN · country:US
Impactscope:global
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=22;section=Is the balance sheet 'in balance?' / Sidebar: When could government debt become unsustainable? 2026-07 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 1
- IssueNo agreed threshold marks the point where government debt becomes unsustainable1 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent · supports
Public id: fm-6e05c8e38021