The milestone marks a symbolic and economic threshold, with federal debt now roughly twice its historical average relative to ...

US debt hits 100% of GDP for the first time since WWII. Interest payments top $1 trillion. Big Tech's AI capex tops $690B. Both are financed with debt from the same pool.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered a sobering assessment of America’s fiscal health on Monday, telling a Harvard economics class that while the nation’s $39 trillion debt load is not ...

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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 ...

The U.S. national debt reached another historic milestone on Wednesday as it surpassed $39 trillion for the first time as the federal government's persistent budget deficits send the debt soaring ...

U.S. household debt hit a record $18.8 trillion in 2025, according to the New York Fed, fueld by increases in mortgage, ...

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 ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. America’s debt problem isn’t an immediate crisis, but it could become one if nothing changes. That’s the ...

The US 30-year Treasury yield (^TYX) is back near the danger zone that has sent stocks tumbling before. That zone is roughly 5%. It has acted like a ceiling for the long bond several times over the ...