The U.S. national debt is the total of what the federal government owes creditors. The U.S. has always carried debt, but the total has expanded rapidly since 2008.

The US is heading toward a federal debt load that could reach 175% of gross domestic product over the next three decades unless Congress takes corrective action, according to a new special report from ...

The US national debt has crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first peacetime year since 1946, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)—a ...

The U.S. national debt has now surpassed the size of the U.S. economy, a historic threshold that hasn't been crossed since the conclusion of World War II. Data released by the Bureau of Economic ...

The government hit the debt ceiling back in January which blocked any net new debt from being created from January to June. The blended interest rate has stabilized around 3.1%. More concerning is the ...

Amid renewed market chatter about China potentially selling U.S. Treasuries, it is worth grounding the discussion in current data. Concerns over foreign liquidation of U.S. government debt often ...

The US government has borrowed nearly $450B in the last three months. Treasury has strengthened its cash position to $1T. Debt rolling over will be $600B higher in 2026 than it was in 2025. The US ...

U.S. household debt grew by $18 billion in the first three months of 2026, bringing the collective debt total to $18.8 trillion, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Regulators in China want banks to dial back their holdings of US Treasury bonds. The move, reported by ...