The world's largest economies have become more reliant on their national debt — and that might threaten global growth.

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

Global debt has surged to about 310% of world GDP, according to a report from the Institute of International Finance.

LONDON (Reuters) -Global debt hit a record high of $337.7 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven by easing global financial conditions, a softer U.S. dollar and a more accommodative stance ...

WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned on Wednesday that rising global debt poses a risk to financial stability. The Financial Stability Board, ...

The world is currently mired in record-setting debt. Last year, the combined borrowing of households, businesses and governments across the globe eclipsed $315 trillion. And in the first quarter of ...

Finance ministers and central bankers, gathering in Washington for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund, face a global trading system in disarray, uncertainty over the dollar's ...

The problem of overwhelming debt has shifted. While poor countries struggled with this burden for years, the threat now comes ...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 - S&P Global Ratings has cautioned that African governments face rising debt risks as ...

By Alun John, Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A surge in Japan's borrowing costs to record highs rippled out across major bond markets on Tuesday, just as markets fretted ...

The world's largest oil company, Saudi Aramco , has launched a $4-billion four-tranche bond, drawing robust demand from investors for its first foray into global debt markets this year. The ...

WASHINGTON — Debt is the crux of the matter. If you want to understand what makes the world vulnerable to a global recession or, possibly, something much worse, you’ve got to come to grips with the ...