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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…