Federal debt held by the public now surpasses the total value of the nation's economic output. Here's why experts say that's ...

U.S. national debt held by the public has surpassed the size of the economy for the first time since World War II, reaching ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global public debt is projected to rise above 100% of gross domestic product by 2029, reaching its highest level since 1948 and continuing to climb, the IMF said on Wednesday, ...

Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade as slower growth and trade strain government ...

This paper proposes anchoring medium- to long-term fiscal policy in a Public Sector Net Worth (PSNW) target. Such a target widens the scope of fiscal policy to include public sector assets, in ...

Private credit is increasingly resembling the public debt market as rapid growth blurs the traditional divide between the two. The industry's size stood at about $3 trillion in early 2025, up from $2 ...

3.3 billion people now live in countries where debt interest payments are greater than expenditure on health or education New York/Geneva, July 12, 2023 – The United Nations Secretary-General today ...