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Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel LLC, speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference.
Personal Finance
‘Grow the damn economy’: Billionaire Ken Griffin warns Trump made a mistake cutting taxes as the national debt tops past $40 trillion
By Tatiana SatauaOctober 21, 2026
Ken Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Advisors LLC, during the Citadel Securities conference in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
Economy
America’s national debt plan is ‘clearly not in order,’ says Ken Griffin. He believes part of the problem is Europeans who ‘don’t want to go to work’
By Eleanor PringleOctober 21, 2026
No wonder the White House wants Warsh to cut: A 1% Fed rate hike costs the Treasury an extra $95 billion a year in national debt interest
Economy
No wonder the White House wants Warsh to cut: A 1% Fed rate hike costs the Treasury an extra $95 billion a year in national debt interest
By Eleanor PringleOctober 20, 2026
France is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt, and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
Economy
France is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt, and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 19, 2026
A view of a bus shelter at 18th and K St's NW where a poster and electronic billboard displays the current U.S. National debt per person and as a nation at 40 Trillion dollars on August 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
The U.S. national debt is approaching the point where bond traders see ‘mounting risk’ of a ‘vicious cycle,’ Moody’s top economist says
By Eleanor PringleOctober 19, 2026
U.S. debt interest payments hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in fiscal 2026 — faster than total federal spending, revenue and GDP growth
Economy
U.S. debt interest payments hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in fiscal 2026 — faster than total federal spending, revenue and GDP growth
By Jason MaOctober 17, 2026
The debt crisis won’t be solved by debt relief alone. Developing countries need a growth reset
Commentary
The debt crisis won’t be solved by debt relief alone. Developing countries need a growth reset
By Masood Ahmed, Mary Svenstrup and Christina Segal-KnowlesOctober 17, 2026
With U.S. debt above $40 trillion, the IMF chief warns that economic growth alone won’t solve the problem
Economy
With U.S. debt above $40 trillion, the IMF chief warns that economic growth alone won’t solve the problem
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 16, 2026
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
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
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Commentary
What the bond market reveals about Congress, the national debt and the middle class—and where America goes from here
By Alexander William SalterOctober 3, 2026
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Commentary
Bessent said ‘I am the house.’ The bond market disagreed
By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerOctober 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
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump sit in the Oval Office.
Economy
The $40 trillion U.S. national debt is smaller than Japan’s relative to its economy—but economist warns America is still ‘the world’s largest debtor’
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 26, 2026
US President Donald Trump
Economy
D.C.’s affordability headache has a silver bullet, new study shows: Tackling $40 trillion national debt would boost household income by $36,000
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 23, 2026
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