The U.S. economy is feared to experience stagnant growth next year while simultaneously showing serious imbalances. While ...
Many Americans have heard that they should worry about the staggering size of the national debt. For the first time in modern ...
Getting back to the US economy, Ray Dalio believes that the fiscal deficit shouldn’t be more than 3% of GDP. That’s the upper ...
With the controversial Epstein vote in the rearview mirror, it is time for Congress to focus on the debt crisis — to avoid ...
The government's soaring debt balance risks stoking inflation and lowering the quality of life for Americans, economists said.
If current fiscal trends continue, the United States could face a reckoning far sooner than many policymakers admit. Some economists warn that within five years, when the federal debt may approach $50 ...
Discover how a national debt crisis affects global economies, disrupting trade, boosting inflation, and affecting currency values worldwide.
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...
Health care spending now represents about 18% of the US economy, meaning that roughly one out of every five dollars spent ...
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Debt: An American Tragedy

After learning her mother took out $200,000 of debt in her name, Kristen Collier felt betrayed. Her new book traces how it ...
Earlier this month, global bond markets were rocked by remarks from Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda suggesting that the BoJ would soon weigh whethe ...