Under CBO’s latest projections, the interest rate will exceed the growth rate (R>G) starting in 2031, when both are projected to total about 3.8% on a nominal basis and 1.8% on a real basis. Over time ...

Where will you be in the third quarter of 2027?

Could the richest Americans simply write a check to erase the U.S. debt? I asked ChatGPT to play out this scenario to see ...

According to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office, publicly held debt is currently at $31 trillion and is about 100% of GDP. By fiscal year 2030, debt is expected to exceed the ...

Until recently, governments could postpone these choices by borrowing on convenient terms. But now, unprecedented debt levels ...

Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade as slower growth and trade strain government ...

Polls show Americans are increasingly uneasy about the impacts of the country's $38 trillion national debt.

The national debt will rise to 175% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2056 – or $168 trillion – according to the ...

The oil shock could add around 0.5 percentage point to global inflation, creating additional challenges for policymakers already grappling with elevated price pressures.

Last week, the national debt surpassed $37 trillion, twice what it was just a decade ago. Once upon a time, the national debt was the subject of intense national debate. Democrats and Republicans once ...

Two new surveys out early Wednesday are putting candidates on notice that the biggest concerns of voters as Election Day nears are the sky-high debt from government spending and the economy. In a ...

Persistent debt collector calls can feel overwhelming, but there are some steps borrowers can take to stop them.