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Goldman CEO Warns of $40 Trillion Debt Threat

11/1/2025

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David Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, warned United States debt could reach $40 trillion and threaten growth if the expansion stalls.
Solomon urged a growth-oriented path to avoid reckoning and dismissed fears of a systemic United States credit crisis, noting a low short-term recession risk.
Meanwhile, younger consumers face unemployment and slow wage growth, which weighs on Chipotle and Shake Shack as western economies rely on debt-fueled stimulus.

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David Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, warned United States debt could reach $40 trillion and threaten growth if the expansion stalls.
Solomon urged a growth-oriented path to avoid reckoning and dismissed fears of a systemic United States credit crisis, noting a low short-term recession risk.
Meanwhile, younger consumers face unemployment and slow wage growth, which weighs on Chipotle and Shake Shack as western economies rely on debt-fueled stimulus.