Hiranmayi Srinivasan is a former Associate Editor for Investopedia. She covered personal finance topics such as budgeting, saving, investing, and economic news at Investopedia between 2021 and 2025, ...
National debt now exceeds GDP, signaling higher borrowing costs, tighter financial conditions and a long stretch of elevated interest rates for households and investors.
Soaring U.S. debt and projections that put it at astronomical levels in the coming years have set off increasing panic, though the precise level that sparks a crisis is unknown. But the Penn Wharton ...
The government hit the debt ceiling back in January which blocked any net new debt from being created from January to June. The blended interest rate has stabilized around 3.1%. More concerning is the ...
The US is heading toward a federal debt load that could reach 175% of gross domestic product over the next three decades unless Congress takes corrective action, according to a new special report from ...
At the end of Q4, US national debt reached $38.51 trillion, having soared by yet another $2.30 trillion over the 12 months in the calendar year 2025, or by 6.3%. In Q4 alone, the debt rose by $877 ...
US debt held by the public has crossed 100 per cent of GDP for the first time since World War II, reaching 100.2 per cent at the end of March. The $1 trillion annual interest bill now exceeds defence ...
Amid renewed market chatter about China potentially selling U.S. Treasuries, it is worth grounding the discussion in current data. Concerns over foreign liquidation of U.S. government debt often ...