First Squawk(@FirstSquawk):US DEBT PRESSURE INTENSIFIES: NATIONAL DEBT NEARS $41.1 TRILLION CEILING U.S. total public debt outstanding has crossed $40 trillion, leaving roughly $1 trillion of headroom below the current statutory debt ceiling of $41.1 trillion. Treasury data showed debt at about $40.05 trillion on August 18

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US DEBT PRESSURE INTENSIFIES: NATIONAL DEBT NEARS $41.1 TRILLION CEILING U.S. total public debt outstanding has crossed $40 trillion, leaving roughly $1 trillion of headroom below the current statutory debt ceiling of $41.1 trillion. Treasury data showed debt at about $40.05 trillion on August 18–19.