Michael A. Peterson says the country is racing toward $40 trillion in debt.

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader ...

Rearmament, an aging population, technological change and fear of voters are fueling a risky trend.

That assumes a growth rate similar to the last decade’s. If the debt rockets up like it has over the last few years, the ...

"The United States is deeply indebted, and its finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory," says the Committee for ...

President Trump himself is among the investors piling into municipal debt. According to his latest financial disclosures, Mr.

I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at Japan’s shrinking debt burden. Send us feedback and tips to [email protected]. And if you aren’t yet signed up to ...

Russia’s economy is slowing sharply, with the highest interest rates in two decades driving up debt levels as the world’s ...

US debt increasingly functions less like a conventional balance sheet liability and more like financial infrastructure. It is now more intermediated by systems rather than states.

Prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s “growth” math stood a chance of closing the gap. Now it’s much ...

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

Economic Survey 2025-26 advocates for tax rationalization on debt-assets to enhance investment in corporate bonds and savings ...