The total amount of sovereign debt issued by the US Treasury surpassed $30 trillion for the first time, and has more than doubled since 2018. Data released on Thursday showed that as of November, the US government's total outstanding treasury bills, medium-term treasury bonds, and long-term treasury bonds reached 30.2 trillion US dollars. This $30.2 trillion debt is a major component of the total US federal debt.

The total amount of sovereign debt issued by the US Treasury surpassed $30 trillion for the first time, and has more than doubled since 2018. Data released on Thursday showed that as of November, the US government's total outstanding treasury bills, medium-term treasury bonds, and long-term treasury bonds reached 30.2 trillion US dollars. This $30.2 trillion debt is a major component of the total US federal debt.