Grappling with US fiscal deficits and debt: Understanding the implications at home and abroad

The Peterson Institute holds an in-depth conversation featuring perspectives from leading economists and a senior policymaker on one of the most consequential economic policy challenges facing the United States. In the first panel, PIIE C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow Maurice Obstfeld moderates a discussion with Aviva Aron-Dine, Jason Furman, and Oya Celasun on the broader economic and international implications of US fiscal policy, including what continued fiscal imbalances could mean for the United States and the global economy. In the second panel, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins Kimberly Clausing for a fireside conversation on the US debt and deficit outlook, the policy challenges ahead, and the implications of persistent fiscal imbalances. For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/2026/grap... Subscribe to receive notices of upcoming PIIE events: https://www.piie.com/subscribe Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter:   / piie   Instagram:   / petersoninstitute   LinkedIn:   / piie   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/piie.com