In September of this year, for the first time in history, US debt surpassed the US$33 trillion (approximately R$160 trillion) mark, with annual interest payments breaking the US$1 trillion barrier. As a result, some uncertainty remains about the United States' ability to sustain sovereign debt payments, despite the country remaining the world's largest economic power and the issuer of the most widely used currency for international trade.

In this sense, recent cases such as the impasse witnessed throughout the first half of 2023 regarding the increase in the debt ceiling and the downgrade of the sovereign rating announced by Fitch in August, should keep investors more cautious about the true risk of the American country.