The national debt jumped $1 trillion in 82 days and is expected to keep climbing. How that could affect you and your financial health.

As we mentioned in our recent Midyear 2025 Outlook: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations, we expect bond market action to continue to swing between concerns over slowing economic data (lower ...

Democrats defend every entitlement and dream up new benefits. Republicans demand more defense spending and still more tax ...

The $29 trillion federal debt held by the public is becoming an increasingly local problem. Washington's fiscal challenges have led to increased borrowing costs as well as reduced federal aid to ...

With the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill pushing America's debt-to-GDP ratio further into dangerous territory, a sudden political pivot towards fiscal discipline seems unlikely. Policy-makers ...

While headlines focus on inflation, market instability, and job growth, another crisis has been quietly unfolding: student loan debt. As of April 2025, roughly 5.8 million federal student loan ...

America’s national debt has topped $38 trillion, and economists warn it could reach $39 trillion within months as borrowing ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in debt over the last 12 months. That’s the kind ...

Ray Dalio warned the U.S. faces a “debt-induced heart attack” within three years under Trump’s budget policies, citing unsustainable borrowing and soaring interest costs. While economists agree the ...

Anxiety about the quality of underwriting has put private credit in the hot seat on Wall Street. Yet some of the same banks ...