national debt

America’s $39 trillion national debt has become a familiar political football—batted around in budget negotiations, invoked at congressional…

What this borrowing (and its related interest payments) will ultimately mean for the economy remains to be seen:…

The world has never faced a crisis while loaded with so much debt, making the U.S. especially vulnerable…

The Federal Government has increased its borrowing plan for 2026 to N29.20tn following an expansion in the proposed…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered a sobering assessment of America’s fiscal health on Monday, telling a Harvard…

The United States national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time this week, arriving at the grim…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just…

Real interest rates on federal debt averaged just 0.9% over the past 15 years, while real GDP growth…

The U.S. Treasury’s borrowing showed no signs of slowing as the U.S. headed deeper into fiscal year 2026,…

The United States is rapidly accelerating toward a definitive tipping point in its financial history, the Committee for…

The White House of 2036 will have a mammoth task on its hands: It will need to rustle…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on his warnings about U.S. debt, predicting financial doom will be guaranteed…

IMF says America’s $39T national debt is actually a global problem — and AI may be the only rescue