# debtor nation — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover debtor nation. Page: Feed: --- ## [To Absorb $1 Trillion of New Treasuries in 3 Months, as the Debt Ballooned to $40 Trillion, Investors Demanded Higher Yields. Bessent Blows Fuse](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/19/to-absorb-1-trillion-in-treasuries-in-3-months-as-the-debt-ballooned-to-40-trillion-investors-demanded-higher-yields-bessent-blows-fuse/) _2026-08-20 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ Bessent’s job is to sell these bonds come hell or high water, and at the lowest possible yield. ## [Bessent Doubles Yellen’s Hocus-Pocus Treasury Buybacks, Swapping Old Cheap Debt at a Discount for New Expensive Debt](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/19/bessent-doubles-yellens-hocus-pocus-treasury-buybacks-swapping-old-cheap-debt-at-a-discount-for-new-expensive-debt/) _2026-08-19 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ Hocus pocus works with the bond market only briefly. His last hocus-pocus, the big kahuna US-Japan joint intervention, fizzled in days and bond yields marched higher. ## [Oh Dear, Prices of Single-Family Homes Fell by 11% to 26% in 15 Bigger Cities Already](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/18/oh-dear-prices-of-single-family-homes-fell-by-11-to-26-in-15-bigger-cities-already/) _2026-08-19 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ In another 5 bigger cities, price fell by 10%. But San Francisco powered off the list after AI mania started running the housing market. ## [Pending Home Sales Drop to 2nd Lowest on Record, Plunge to Record Low in the West, to Near-Record Low in the South](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/18/pending-home-sales-drop-to-2nd-lowest-on-record-plunge-to-record-low-in-the-west-to-near-record-low-in-the-south/) _2026-08-18 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ Stuck in the mud at the bottom for a 4th year, after the 2020-2022 home-price explosion. ## [Foreign Central Banks & Governments Dumped Treasuries, Led by China/Hong Kong and Japan to Raise USD for Yen Intervention](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/17/foreign-central-banks-governments-dumped-treasuries-led-by-china-hong-kong-japan-which-raised-usd-for-yen-invention/) _2026-08-18 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ But private-sector holdings remained at huge record, with the big seven financial centers leading the charge. ## [Construction Inflation for Nonresidential Buildings Soars amid AI Investment Mania](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/17/construction-inflation-for-nonresidential-buildings-soars-amid-ai-investment-mania/) _2026-08-17 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ The massive piles of dollars getting thrown at AI infrastructure have an effect. ## [Prices of Mid-Tier Homes in 33 Big Expensive Cities in America: July 2026 Update](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/17/prices-of-mid-tier-homes-in-33-big-expensive-cities-in-america-july-2026-update/) _2026-08-17 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ In 33 charts. A special word about San Francisco where AI mania trickled down from a "mansion shortage" to mid-tier homes. ## [US Government Sold $742 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 30-Year Treasury Auction Yield Highest since 2001, 10-Year Auction Yield Highest since 2007](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/15/us-government-sold-742-billion-of-treasury-securities-this-week-30-year-treasury-auction-yield-highest-since-2001-10-year-auction-yield-highest-since-2007/) _2026-08-15 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ Bond Vigilantes dissolved long ago into ambient air. But these auction yields make Bessent nervous. ## [My Thoughts about those July Retail Sales](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/14/my-thoughts-about-those-july-retail-sales-2/) _2026-08-14 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ Consumers spent at retailers & restaurants just fine, but Amazon Prime Day and seasonal adjustments wreaked some havoc. ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fF8ZbjDrcvMV) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [The State of Americans’ Auto Debt](https://wolfstreet.com/2026/08/13/the-state-of-americans-auto-debt/) _2026-08-14 · Wolf Richter · Wolf Street_ Auto loan balances, average amount financed, loan length, credit score, debt-to-income ratio, and delinquencies from subprime to prime.