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May 2025
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PIMCO CEO Manny Roman Talks US Debt Leve...

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When asked about current US debt levels, Pimco’s Roman repeated something he heard from a private conversation with former Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen: “It’s not a problem until it becomes a problem.” He is joined by Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Romaine Bostick.

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