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 ...
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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, ...
The deficit just grew by $955 billion in 7 months. It’s time for a constitutional fix to control the budget
The U.S. government is technically insolvent, with its liabilities far exceeding its assets, and its financial condition is deteriorating with each ...
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 lawmakers, although ...
‘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 American economy. ...
Director of the CBO—known for gloomy national debt data—is optimistic that a crisis will be avoided
Dr Phillip Swagel is an optimist, both by nature and when he looks at the U.S. economy.This fact is perhaps ...
The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, IMF warns
Soaring U.S. debt is causing Treasury bonds to lose their risk advantage over other securities, making it more expensive to ...
Something is different about Trump’s $1 trillion war on Iran and its stress on the national debt, Harvard Kennedy scholar says
German Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant argued in his 1795 essay Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch, that nations should conduct themselves ...
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