National debt nears $25.7 trillion – up $2.48 trillion since January 1

Chart note: The additions to the national debt thus far this year have been nothing short of astonishing – $2.48 trillion since January 1, 2020 and $762 billion since May 1. One wonders how much debt the U.S. Treasury can place with private and international investors and how much will be financed via the Federal Reserve’s bottomless checkbook.