$40 trillion U.S. national debt just got uglier as interest payments rise to $1.25 trillion a year
The federal interest burden has reached a new height, exceeding even the 1991 record, but analysts warn the…
AI hyperscalers issuing a flood of bonds are ‘reverse crowding out’ the Treasury as US debt soars
Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government…
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.…
Japan’s debt is twice the size of its economy—but economists warn U.S.’s $39 trillion sum is worse
Statistics don’t always tell the full story, and the U.S. national debt is evidence as to why. Despite…
US national debt: Peterson Foundation warns of lower wages, fewer jobs for Gen Z
In the debate about the level of threat the U.S. national debt poses to the economy, most people…
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…
Debt, AI boom and economic fragilities raise global risks, BIS says
A Union flag flutters from a pole atop the Bank of England, in the City of London on…
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…
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…
Ray Dalio: the ‘heart attack’ of America’s debt crisis is just the beginning of a ‘great turbulence’
Ray Dalio has been warning for years that America’s debt problem could trigger an economic “heart attack.” Now he’s…