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EconomyThis ‘mutually assured destruction’ threat in the $7.3 trillion JGB market helps prevent Japan from triggering a debt crisis — for now
By Jason MaFebruary 1, 2026

EconomyTrump thinks a weaker dollar is great, but the U.S. needs a stable currency as national debt heads toward $40 trillion, former Fed president says
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026

By Eva RoytburgJanuary 27, 2026

EconomyThe U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
By Jason MaJanuary 23, 2026

EconomyAmerica’s ‘Achilles Heel’ of national debt is exposed by Trump’s Greenland tariff threat, warns Deutsche Bank
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 19, 2026

EconomyDollar sinks as Trump’s new tariffs raise fears about U.S. debt and reserve currency status. ‘When it’s lost, economic collapse will follow’
By Jason MaJanuary 18, 2026

EconomyNational debt is already killing the American Dream, says top economist—and it might push the U.S. into an outright depression
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 18, 2026

EconomyDeficits boost U.S. debt but also inflate corporate profits and stocks, so reducing red ink could trigger a financial crisis, analysts warn
By Jason MaJanuary 16, 2026

EconomyAmerica’s $38 trillion national debt is so big the nearly $1 trillion interest payment will be larger than Medicare soon
By Shawn TullyJanuary 15, 2026

EconomyJamie Dimon warns $38 trillion national debt is going to ‘bite’: ‘You can’t just keep borrowing money endlessly’
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 14, 2026

BankingWhy the $38 trillion national debt doomed Fed independence regardless of the Trump/Powell drama, top economist says
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 13, 2026

EconomyTreasury spent $276 billion in interest on the national debt in the final three months of 2025, says the CBO—up $30 billion from a year prior
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 12, 2026

Personal FinanceThe Education Department is garnishing wages for millions of student loan borrowers in default. Who is affected and how much they can take
By Sydney LakeJanuary 7, 2026
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