The national debt already exceeds $36 trillion and is growing at historic rates. That has cascading consequences for the ...

With interest costs outpacing defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to ...

History supports Moody’s assessment that “successive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to ...

O N JULY 1ST, after 27 hours of non-stop voting and debate, America’s Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), ...

Well, as we look at today's chart of the day, it effectively measures the debt to GDP ratio, both historically and projected in the future. It comes to us via Deutsche Bank and Jim Reed over there ...

Cue the laugh track, because Bessent’s growth fantasy is a joke when viewed through the lens of history and facts.

The CBO reports U.S. budget deficits will widen, with national debt reaching 156% of GDP by 2055, driven by rising entitlement spending and interest costs, urging fiscal policy adjustments.

The United States of America is never going to default, that is never going to happen,” said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott ...

U.S. government debt exceeds 120% of GDP as interest payments surpass defense spending, pushing the nation toward fiscal cliff By Carol Roth Fox News Published May 19, 2025 5:00am EDT ...

So sure, swapping old USTs trading at a discount for current coupons would cut US federal debt by $1.6tn — or around 50x itemised Doge savings — it’s still only five and half per cent of GDP ...

The US is among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest debt-to-GDP ratio. What is the debt ceiling, and why does it keep increasing? When the government spends more money than it ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights The U.S. government currently owes $36.2 trillion in debt, a 54.0% increase from five years ago. About one-third of that debt is held by foreign investors in the form of U.S ...