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Economy
‘The national debt is now larger than the economy’: Watchdog marks 100% of GDP milestone for $39 trillion burden
By Nick LichtenbergApril 30, 2026
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Economy
The debt crisis Congress has been ignoring could cost the average U.S. household $18,000 a year, according to a Brookings analysis
By Shawn TullyApril 30, 2026
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Economy
The national debt fix would cost $827 billion—roughly what America spends on its entire military, economists warn
By Jake AngeloApril 29, 2026
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, left, and Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Norges Bank Investment Management annual investment conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
Economy
Jamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’
By Eleanor PringleApril 29, 2026
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Economy
The $39 trillion national debt just got its own version of the viral Doomsday essay
By Nick LichtenbergApril 28, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Economy
Trump’s ‘gold card’ visas were supposed to solve the $39 trillion national debt. They’ve sold only one
By Eleanor PringleApril 28, 2026
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Conferences
Cadence CEO on the AI boom and human nature: ‘there are more tools, but the human part is not different’
By Nick LichtenbergApril 23, 2026
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Economy
When interest on national debt overtook military spending, it triggered a limit where the U.S. may ‘cease to be a great power,’ warns Hoover historian
By Eleanor PringleApril 23, 2026
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Commentary
America’s national debt is heading to 175% of GDP. Here’s why no president—including Trump—has the will to stop it
By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerApril 22, 2026
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Economy
The director of the Congressional Budget Office—known for its gloomy national debt data—is very optimistic that a crisis will be avoided entirely
By Eleanor PringleApril 20, 2026
The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, and time is running out for an orderly fiscal solution, IMF warns
Economy
The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, and time is running out for an orderly fiscal solution, IMF warns
By Jason MaApril 19, 2026
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Economy
Something is different about Trump’s $1 trillion war on Iran and its stress on the national debt, Harvard Kennedy scholar says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 17, 2026
The $39 trillion national debt could break the all-important U.S. bond market, sparking a ‘vicious’ emergency, former Treasury secretary warns 
Economy
The $39 trillion national debt could break the all-important U.S. bond market, sparking a ‘vicious’ emergency, former Treasury secretary warns 
By Tristan BoveApril 17, 2026
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Economy
A world going broke: IMF says America’s $39 trillion national debt is actually a global problem—and AI may be the only rescue
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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Politics
Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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