That assumes a growth rate similar to the last decade’s. If the debt rockets up like it has over the last few years, the ...

Prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s “growth” math stood a chance of closing the gap. Now it’s much ...

"We won’t be able to fix the debt without touching Social Security, Medicare, defense, or revenue—the math just doesn’t work.

The US government’s budget deficit hit its highest since the Covid pandemic years in 2024, propelled by increased debt interest costs and higher Social Security and defense spending — which more than ...

Rearmament, an aging population, technological change and fear of voters are fueling a risky trend.

For investors who listened to Dalio’s predictions of a coming “depression” a decade ago, they missed participating in one of the most significant bull markets in U.S. history. Not all debt is created ...

A new Cato Institute analysis challenges long-held claims about immigration, finding that undocumented immigrants likely reduced the US federal deficit by at least $1.7 trillion between 1994 and 2023.

HALIFAX — One of the biggest credit rating agencies in the world is downgrading its view of the Nova Scotia government’s ...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 - S&P Global Ratings has cautioned that African governments face rising debt risks as ...