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Trump just soft-launched higher inflation as the new solution for rebalancing the $40 trillion U.S. national debt

"You know, inflation, certain levels of inflation will also pay off that debt very rapidly. Very rapidly."

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# Trump Proposes Inflation as Debt Solution Trump has suggested that elevated inflation could rapidly reduce the $40 trillion U.S. national debt burden, a proposal that could significantly impact investment strategies across equities, bonds, and commodities. If implemented, this inflationary approach would likely pressure long-duration bonds and benefit inflation-hedging assets like commodities and real assets, while potentially eroding purchasing power for fixed-income investors and savers.

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