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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a rally opposing House Republicans Tax Proposal prior to the final House Vote on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC
EconomyTrump’s ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ tax bill is driving up the cost of buying a home, Democrats say
By Christiaan HetznerMay 23, 2025
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio
FinanceRay Dalio says the risks from U.S. credit downgrade ‘are greater than the rating agencies are conveying’
By Paolo ConfinoMay 20, 2025
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during the party's annual convention in Tokyo, Japan.
EconomyUncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 19, 2025
FinanceBessent says debt limit measures could run out in August
By Daniel Flatley, Gregory Korte and BloombergMay 9, 2025
Scott Bessent in front of a black background
FinanceAmerica could run out of cash to pay its bills as early as this summer
By Fatima Hussein, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressMarch 26, 2025
Elon Musk speaks with President Donald J Trump and reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
FinanceGovernment deficit rose 4% in Trump’s first full month in office, despite DOGE. UBS says the U.S. is slashing confidence, not spending
By Eleanor PringleMarch 13, 2025
CommentaryYou’re gonna need a bigger chainsaw to reduce government debt
By Brian HamiltonFebruary 28, 2025
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SuccessDave Ramsey says he can 100% tell who will stay middle-class by looking at the cars they drive
By Emma BurleighFebruary 19, 2025
FinanceUS debt reckoning escalates sharply as top bond buyer pulls back from long-term Treasuries
By Jason MaDecember 14, 2024
FinanceAs US debt hits $36 trillion, about 1 in 5 dollars the government spends repays investors for borrowed money
By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressNovember 24, 2024
FinanceUS debt sustainability now seen as top financial stability risk
By Craig Torres and BloombergNovember 22, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
FinanceIn this election cycle, ‘bond vigilantes’ are voting too—and they don’t like what they see
By Jason MaOctober 26, 2024
FinanceThe world’s $100 trillion fiscal timebomb keeps ticking
By Craig Stirling and BloombergOctober 19, 2024
FinanceIs gold safer than U.S. Treasury bonds as federal debt keeps soaring?
By Jason MaOctober 19, 2024
Sign showing US debt
FinanceFed rate cuts were supposed to help ease U.S. debt costs, but it’s not looking good so far
By Jason MaOctober 13, 2024
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