US debt interest costs hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in 2026—faster than spending, revenue, GDP
The federal government’s fiscal year ended last month, and the final tally offered another stark warning about the trajectory of...
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The U.S. has a $40 trillion debt problem, and the leader of the IMF says supercharging the nation’s growth isn’t...
The world is flooded with debt, but while the U.S. and Europe have caused angst on global markets lately, China’s...
The recent jump in Treasury yields has highlighted how vulnerable the U.S. debt outlook is to the bond market, which...
The bond market is repricing the federal government’s fiscal folly. Congress knows it can’t touch the middle class and has...
It was an outcome that droves of economists warned was coming: Higher inflation being tolerated—consciously or otherwise—to bring down the...
The cost to the U.S. government of servicing the $40 trillion national debt pile is not difficult to come by:...
In February 1993, weeks into Bill Clinton’s presidency, James Carville famously quipped: “I used to think if there was reincarnation,...
President Donald Trump’s pledge to send every American adult a $5,000 check if Republicans hold Congress in November carries a...
Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans at the midterm convention in Dallas are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment — the sweeping...
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...
The federal interest burden has reached a new height, exceeding even the 1991 record, but analysts warn the risks associated...
The market for U.S. Treasuries has shown troubling signs lately, and rising yields are a clue that conditions are more...
Unlike in the U.S., candidates in France’s election have actually focused on how to tackle the national debt, as a...
Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund with $2.3 trillion in assets, proposed reshuffling its U.S. debt...
Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government would suck...
The United States is entering the most expensive phase of retirement. Some of America’s oldest are eligible for more than...
The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time this week, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants Americans—and...
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,...