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China’s debt interest costs are soaring above U.S. levels and growing faster than any other budget category as Beijing struggles to prop up growth
Economy
China’s debt interest costs are soaring above U.S. levels and growing faster than any other budget category as Beijing struggles to prop up growth
By Jason MaOctober 11, 2026
CBO chief warns it’s ‘probably not plausible’ that a strong economy alone can steady U.S. debt as 5%–6% growth is needed—more than Bessent’s 3% view
Economy
CBO chief warns it’s ‘probably not plausible’ that a strong economy alone can steady U.S. debt as 5%–6% growth is needed—more than Bessent’s 3% view
By Jason MaOctober 10, 2026
‘Fantasy economics’ hit reality: Boomer vs. Gen Z fight roils France as pension costs drive debt crisis and education cuts that fuel student riots
Economy
‘Fantasy economics’ hit reality: Boomer vs. Gen Z fight roils France as pension costs drive debt crisis and education cuts that fuel student riots
By Jason MaOctober 10, 2026
Young Asian woman holding credit card and various expense receipts, handing personal banking and finance with laptop at home.
Personal Finance
Gen Z is on track to become the richest generation, but risks getting caught in a ‘cycle that is easy to fall into and hard to break alone’
By Joshua HongOctober 10, 2026
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Politics
Taxpayers are still paying $1.6 million a week to keep 420 radio staffers out of work
By Joshua HongOctober 5, 2026
U.S. debt is increasingly at the mercy of the market as interest costs surge while elections add more risk to the debt ceiling, ratings agency warns
Economy
U.S. debt is increasingly at the mercy of the market as interest costs surge while elections add more risk to the debt ceiling, ratings agency warns
By Jason MaOctober 3, 2026
Luis Caputo, Argentina's economy minister, speaks during the Winds of Change Latin America Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Personal Finance
The ‘golden passport’: Argentina to offer citizenship for foreigners that make a $350,000 contribution to its treasury—or invest $800,000 in its bonds
By The Associated Press and Isabel DebreOctober 2, 2026
France debt crisis: Bond investors have rendered a ‘guilty’ verdict and are pricing in growing odds of a sovereign default, analyst says
Economy
France debt crisis: Bond investors have rendered a ‘guilty’ verdict and are pricing in growing odds of a sovereign default, analyst says
By Jason MaOctober 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a reporters question in the Oval Office at the White House on September 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
Trump just soft-launched higher inflation as the new solution for rebalancing the $40 trillion U.S. national debt
By Eleanor PringleOctober 2, 2026
The U.S. economy is running hot and stuck on a hamster wheel as GDP growth must outpace borrowing costs—or risk getting sucked into a debt spiral
Economy
The U.S. economy is running hot and stuck on a hamster wheel as GDP growth must outpace borrowing costs—or risk getting sucked into a debt spiral
By Jason MaSeptember 27, 2026
Here’s how much worse U.S. debt could get as Treasury yields surge to the highest levels in two decades
Economy
Here’s how much worse U.S. debt could get as Treasury yields surge to the highest levels in two decades
By Jason MaSeptember 26, 2026
Treasury yields are already blowing up the CBO’s long-term forecasts, and experts who previously downplayed U.S. debt fears are now starting to worry
Economy
Treasury yields are already blowing up the CBO’s long-term forecasts, and experts who previously downplayed U.S. debt fears are now starting to worry
By Jason MaSeptember 19, 2026
A view of a bus shelter at 13th and I St's NW where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. National debt per person and as a nation at 40 Trillion Dollars on August 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
As 10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, debt hawks are eyeing a national debt spiral: ‘If this isn’t a wake-up call, I don’t know what will be’
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 15, 2026
Spiking oil prices jolt U.S. bond yields past 5%, threatening to set off a vicious cycle of debt just as the Fed is expected to hike rates
Energy
Spiking oil prices jolt U.S. bond yields past 5%, threatening to set off a vicious cycle of debt just as the Fed is expected to hike rates
By Jason MaSeptember 14, 2026
Nearly 4 in 10 young Argentine borrowers are behind on their debts as the generation that helped elect Milei struggles to get by
Personal Finance
Nearly 4 in 10 young Argentine borrowers are behind on their debts as the generation that helped elect Milei struggles to get by
By Débora Rey and The Associated PressSeptember 9, 2026
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