Debt

Ted Cruz stands and looks down at Donald Trump sitting at his desk in the Oval Office.
Economy

The Trump Administration’s proposed capital gains tax cut could add nearly $1 trillion to the national debt within the decade, think tank warns

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March 19, 2026
U.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up
Economy

U.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up

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March 16, 2026
U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped for a small town firefighter, budget watchdog warns 
Economy

U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped for a small town firefighter, budget watchdog warns 

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March 13, 2026
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Economy

The $38.9 trillion national debt is costing you thousands of extra dollars per year on your mortgage. Here’s how it adds up

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March 11, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026.
Economy

‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says

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March 10, 2026
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Economy

The Treasury may need to borrow an extra $1.6 trillion to cover the hole left by tariff ruling and pay a further $400 billion in debt interest

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March 6, 2026
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Economy

Trump touts tariffs as a budget fix. But the brutal truth is ‘they’re very weak’ and barely dent the $39 trillion national debt

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March 5, 2026
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Economy

Trump’s action against Iran is yet another wobble for government debt, warns UBS

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March 2, 2026
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Finance

Gen Z can’t afford the American Dream—so they’ve traded homeownership for paying off debt. ‘Their debt feels heavier because it hits earlier’

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March 1, 2026
Aerial view of a data center under construction in Ohio.
Economy

Before AI gains materialize, governments will have to deal with a ‘policy tradeoff,’ Moody’s says: How to handle the massive spending and debt risk

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February 27, 2026
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Economy

More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt

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February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump pictured during his 2026 state of the union address.
Economy

Trump claims America is ‘winning so much.’ The IMF agrees, adding that Trump’s trade policies are the only thing holding it back from even more

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February 26, 2026
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Economy

Come 2030, the U.S. deficit will be worth 5.9% of GDP—more than spending on Social Security, and equal to major health programs

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February 26, 2026
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Economy

America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine

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February 25, 2026
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AI

Moody’s flags $662 billion risk at the heart of the data center build-out by just 5 companies

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February 25, 2026

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