"And they are unwilling to conform to any increase in the debt ceiling Until there is certainly an ironclad pledge to lower paying." After the debt limit is attained, the Treasury can not sell any more bonds together with other securities to pay back the debt from previous deficits. https://financefeeds.com/global-fx-market-summary-us-dollar-strength-and-federal-reserve-policy-global-economic-stimulus-and-oil-prices-24-december-2024/