High debt levels and potential fiscal dominance could lead to lower interest rates, benefiting assets like bitcoin and gold.

The modern equivalent isn’t literal coin shaving. But as 2026 starts with the U.S. staring down a 120% debt-to-GDP ratio, top ...

In Then and Now: A Look Back and Ahead at the Federal Budget (NBER Working Paper 34455), Alan J. Auerbach and William Gale develop fiscal projections that incorporate the recently enacted One Big ...

The national debt looks out of control. But a new reality is setting in that may change the calculus and ensure broad ...

Everyone likes a story with a Hallmark ending. Unfortunately, real life often does not cooperate. That clock you hear ticking ...

America’s national debt crossed $38.5 trillion in January 2026, exceeding levels once expected closer to 2030, as rising ...

Nearly 203 million U.S. shoppers, the highest in nine years, went to retail stores and websites around Thanksgiving, despite ...

Government to examine incorporating results of Debt and Investment Survey once fresh post-pandemic data becomes available ...

The resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reduce and maintain the federal unified budget deficit at or below 3% of GDP while acknowledging that ...

America’s national debt crossed $38.5 trillion in the opening month of 2026, pushing past a level the Committee for a ...

He points out that global bond markets are “very well aware of the trajectory of U.S. debt,” and yet the fact that “the U.S.

With debt at record highs and new loans approved, Uganda faces growing pressure. Economists warn the strategy may backfire on future growth.