Discover how the U.S. national debt affects your finances and what to know about government borrowing and debt limits.

CRFB warned the actual fiscal outlook could be far worse than even the latest sobering projections.

At the end of Q4, US debt reached $38.51trn, having soared by yet another $2.30trn over 2025. The growing debt-to-GDP ratio ...

Trump boasts of a booming economy. He’s dead wrong. A year into Trump 2.0, the affordability crisis is worse than ever.

By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - An AI productivity boom, if it materialises, may help buy major economies more time to clean up their strained public finances, economists say, although it ...

As we step into 2025, the shadows of economic uncertainty still linger for many of us. With interest rates fluctuating and inflation figures redefining our budgets, it’s crucial to have a clear ...

Trump is putting the U.S. economy on a "sugar high" and leaving other people holding the bill when it comes due a decade from now, according to the CRFB.

FRANKFURT—This year, global growth is being brought to you by the government. Rocked by an avalanche of growth-sapping shocks, countries around the world are tearing up savings plans and rolling out ...

National debt has become one of the defining pressure points of the global economy, shaping everything from interest rates to social spending. The biggest borrowers are not always the weakest, but the ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's decision striking down President Joe Biden's program to forgive student loan debt for about 43 million people could hurt not just individual borrowers, but also the U ...

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