France’s public debt has climbed to a record during the two terms of President Emmanuel Macron, unsettling investors and emerging...
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The cost to the U.S. government of servicing the $40 trillion national debt pile is not difficult to come by:...
President Trump has promised that every adult American could receive a $5,000 windfall if Republicans win both chambers of Congress...
U.S. debt hawks frequently warn that while the nation’s $40 trillion national debt is managed by policymakers, it is ultimately...
U.S. government debt has hit $40 trillion—an alarming milestone for economists who fear the nation’s fiscal policy is spiraling out...
The U.S. national debt is hurtling toward $40 trillion, and Bank of America Research strategist Michael Hartnett’s “Anything but Bonds”...
The government’s near-$40 trillion national debt is now costing the Treasury more than $3 billion a day in service payments,...
AI’s insatiable need for debt has so far been matched by investors’ appetite for it, but they may turn nauseous...
In the debate about the level of threat the U.S. national debt poses to the economy, most people can agree...
Despite concerns from debt hawks, the U.S. government is continuing to borrow at pace: For the fiscal year of 2026...
In the great debate about rebalancing the United States’ debt to its economic growth, the optimists suggest that expanding the...
When President Trump announced his plans for a new tariff regime, he said the action was “primarily to pay down...
It wasn’t even a year ago that fiscal hawks were wringing their hands over a new national debt milestone: The...
As President Donald Trump gets set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, China’s technological prowess will be on...
The U.S. Treasury has paid $628 billion in net interest this year to service its borrowing, according to the the...
The U.S. Treasury will likely have borrowed more than $2 trillion by the end of the fiscal year, according to...
The value of debt held by the public has officially surpassed the size of the U.S. economy, and members of...
An excellent new study from the non-partisan Brookings Institution provides an ultra-sobering view of the potential tax increase U.S. families...
Dr Phillip Swagel is an optimist, both by nature and when he looks at the U.S. economy.This fact is perhaps...
The U.S. government has a lot to pay for at the moment: in addition to mandatory spending like Social Security,...
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has a ticker on its website: The Retirement Trust Fund Countdown. At...
The Congressional Budget Office’s latest monthly budget says the U.S. government operated at a deficit of $1.17 trillion for the...