The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sees a critical threshold crossing by 2031—and the consequences could be ...

The 10-year Treasury yield had its steepest two-week climb in almost a year on Friday due to the U.S. and Israel’s war with ...

Panics about the rising US deficit have stirred up bond vigilantes before. An economist thinks concerns about military ...

The federal government ran yet another big budget deficit in February, as the national debt nudges close to $39 trillion.

Under CBO’s latest projections, the interest rate will exceed the growth rate (R>G) starting in 2031, when both are projected ...

America is drowning in debt. It has expanded over years and even decades, but President Trump and his allies in Congress have piled on a giant new load. In fiscal year 2025, the United States spent ...

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 ...

U.S. national debt has surged past $38 trillion, outpacing GDP growth and raising systemic financial risks. Fed and Treasury bond buybacks are temporary measures, failing to address the underlying ...

Every four years, Americans fall in love with a fantasy. A new president will change the federal deficit. Republicans promise growth will outrun the debt. Democrats promise taxes on the rich will fix ...

The Congressional Budget Office’s new 10-year fiscal forecast includes plenty of headlines: The nearly $2 trillion federal budget deficit will grow to more than $3 trillion in a decade. The national ...