U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021
Pedestrians walk past the north entrance to the U.S. Treasury Department headquarters building on April 30, 2025, in…
JPMorgan: Ageing population and deficits two drivers of higher interest rates
In 2025, the IMF reported that, across the globe, companies, households, and countries had amassed $251 trillion in debt.…
CBO: U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year
Despite concerns from debt hawks, the U.S. government is continuing to borrow at pace: For the fiscal year…
US debt was its own revolutionary masterstroke that helped launch a global financial superpower
Believe it or not, U.S. debt was once a source of national strength, before it became a sword…
From $71 million to $39 trillion – U.S. national debt’s 250-year climb
America’s national debt has always reflected the trajectory of the nation itself—one rising as the other, at least…
Elon Musk says AI may solve debt crisis with productivity—but study suggests the Treasury wil pay
In the great debate about rebalancing the United States’ debt to its economic growth, the optimists suggest that…
Ray Dalio says the U.S. just had its ‘Suez moment’—history says what comes next could end an empire
“Watch out for allies and creditors losing confidence, the loss of its reserve currency status, the selling of…
US debt: Here’s where it may become unsustainable with interest payments triggering default crisis
Soaring U.S. debt and projections that put it at astronomical levels in the coming years have set off…
Top JPMorgan analyst maps 5 ways America’s debt crisis could unfold
Last October, David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, published a note that cut through…
US debt is the ‘elephant in the room’ amid bond rout as interest costs could drive larger deficits
Recent weeks have seen a major selloff in the bond market as high oil prices spike inflation, but…
Ireland’s national debt could hit €250bn in 2030s – The Irish Times
Ireland’s national debt could approach €250 billion by the 2030s, the head of the National Treasury Management Agency…
‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt
The national debt is set to reach $40 trillion in the near future if it continues to grow…