The federal government just added another trillion dollars to the national balance sheet in less than three months, pushing U ...

Publicly held debt is already at 99% of GDP and is on track to hit 107% by 2029, breaking the record set after the end of ...

There are 6 ways an unsustainable debt path can come to an end: faster economic growth, lower interest rates, default, ...

It’s not America’s year. In an April 14 report, S&P Global Ratings hinted that it could lower the US credit rating, currently at AA+, by another notch if any of a number of things happen to make the ...

To add to the list of dramatic events in 2025, Moody’s downgraded U.S. credit by one notch on Friday — from Aaa to Aa1 — raising concerns about mortgage rates. Moody’s pointed to increasing debt and ...

(CNN) — Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates, ...

Wall Street is on edge about American investments again after receiving a significant warning about the safest of all safe havens: US debt. Moody’s downgraded America’s debt on Friday evening from its ...

There’s been a lot of talk in thefinancial newslately about the size of the U.S. debt and the fact that foreign countries hold a large amount of it. Some legislators and economists fear that the U.S.

The U.S. can stabilize its debt-to-GDP ratio at any level by balancing its primary budget, provided real GDP growth matches real interest rates. Achieving fiscal sustainability is possible through a ...

A version of this newsletter was originally published on lynalden.com. This newsletter issue analyzes three common misconceptions about the US federal debt and deficits. The ongoing nature of the ...