
May 19 (Reuters) - SCOPE RATINGS:
SCOPE RATINGS: US PUBLIC DEBT TRAJECTORY AND INTEREST PAYMENTS SET TO WORSEN AND EXCEED SOVEREIGN PEERS
SCOPE: TRUMP’S PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR 2026, HIGHER EXPECTED REVENUE FROM TARIFFS, UNLIKELY TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER BUDGET DEFICIT
SCOPE: EXPECT US GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEFICIT TO REMAIN ELEVATED IN 2025 AT AROUND 6.4% OF GDP, AVERAGING AROUND 7% OVER 2026-2030