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.…
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…
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 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…
‘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…
The U.S. debt now exceeds the country’s GDP. Should we worry?
America’s national debt has surpassed the country’s gross domestic product for the first time since World War II,…
US debt exceeds GDP for first time since WW II as Fitch warns credit rating could fall further
The U.S. is now unmatched in a regrettable category. Among rich and spend-happy nations that are globally seen…
Interest on US debt is a top driver of future deficits, as past borrowing overwhelms fiscal outlook
U.S. debt is expected to continue soaring in the coming decades not because of excesses committed by future…
‘The national debt is now larger than the economy’: Watchdog marks milestone for $39 trillion burden
The United States has crossed a grim threshold: The national debt now exceeds the size of the entire…
IMF says America’s $39T national debt is actually a global problem — and AI may be the only rescue
America’s $39 trillion national debt has become a familiar political football—batted around in budget negotiations, invoked at congressional…