The $40 trillion national debt is growing and Boomers are getting $100k in Social Security benefits
The United States is entering the most expensive phase of retirement. Some of America’s oldest are eligible for more than ...
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With the national debt nearing $40 trillion, Bank of America has a warning for bond investors
The U.S. national debt is hurtling toward $40 trillion, and Bank of America Research strategist Michael Hartnett’s “Anything but Bonds” ...
CBO: US Treasury spends $3 billion daily on national debt interest
The government’s near-$40 trillion national debt is now costing the Treasury more than $3 billion a day in service payments, ...
Trump’s $200 billion tariff hit swells budget deficit to $2.1 trillion for 2026, CBO confirms
The federal government’s tariff windfall is evaporating faster than expected, and the Congressional Budget Office says it’s blowing a $200 ...
Treasury walks a tightrope on US debt by relying on short-term rates that are at the Fed’s mercy
The federal government has been running on a hamster wheel of debt by refinancing trillions of dollars every month with ...
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 of 2026 ...
US debt was its own revolutionary masterstroke that helped launch a global financial superpower
Believe it or not, U.S. debt was once a source of national strength, before it became a sword of Damocles ...
AI could shave $2.2 trillion off the deficit, but 5 downsides could bring debt roaring back
AI could shave $2.2 trillion off the U.S. deficit by 2036. But according to a new working paper from economists ...
US debt: This may be the maximum that’s sustainable before interest payments trigger a crisis
Soaring U.S. debt and projections that put it at astronomical levels in the coming years have set off increasing panic, ...
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