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After a nearly 1,000% surge, the AI debt orgy can’t last forever, while hidden borrowing has exploded to $1.65 trillion
Big Tech
After a nearly 1,000% surge, the AI debt orgy can’t last forever, while hidden borrowing has exploded to $1.65 trillion
By Jason MaJuly 31, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
Trump’s new $950 billion tariff scheme still leaves a 40% shortfall in his plan to rebalance the $39 trillion national debt, CRFB says
By Eleanor PringleJuly 24, 2026
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Economy
Jamie Dimon won’t put more of his own money into the long end of the bond market right now—thanks to the $39 trillion national debt
By Eleanor PringleJuly 21, 2026
A Peterson Foundation bus stop sign displays the national debt on June 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
United States’ $39 trillion national debt will mean fewer jobs at lower wages for Gen Z, according to think tank
By Eleanor PringleJuly 14, 2026
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent
Economy
U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts
By Eleanor PringleJuly 10, 2026
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Economy
Elon Musk says AI is the only way to fix the $40 trillion U.S. debt crisis—but a new study says even the most optimistic scenario won’t fill the hole
By Eleanor PringleJuly 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air Force One en route to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on June 5, 2026.
Economy
Tariffs are generating only 25% of the revenue needed to pay interest on national debt—despite pitch that it would be a silver bullet
By Eleanor PringleJune 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a 'Rose Garden Club' dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
U.S. national debt officially hits $39 trillion—adding approximately $5 billion a day since October
By Eleanor PringleMay 20, 2026
Forget U.S. debt, China’s total borrowing is in ‘a league of its own’—much worse and deteriorating faster, analyst says
Economy
Forget U.S. debt, China’s total borrowing is in ‘a league of its own’—much worse and deteriorating faster, analyst says
By Jason MaMay 11, 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent adjusts his glasses during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington.
Economy
U.S. Treasury pays $3 billion a day in interest on national debt nearing $39 trillion mark
By Eleanor PringleMay 11, 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks.
Economy
U.S. Treasury will have to borrow $2 trillion this year just to continue functioning—more than $166 billion every month
By Eleanor PringleMay 7, 2026
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
‘Any semblance of fiscal responsibility’ has been abandoned, says budget watchdog, as national debt creeps toward $39 trillion milestone
By Eleanor PringleMay 5, 2026
‘Cut up the credit cards:’ Congress is getting brutal about ‘embarrassing’ $31 trillion national debt
Economy
‘Cut up the credit cards:’ Congress is getting brutal about ‘embarrassing’ $31 trillion national debt
By Eleanor PringleMay 1, 2026
Piles of U.S. one-dollar bills split into sections of various height
Economy
The debt crisis Congress has been ignoring could cost the average U.S. household $18,000 a year, according to a Brookings analysis
By Shawn TullyApril 30, 2026
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, left, and Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Norges Bank Investment Management annual investment conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
Economy
Jamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’
By Eleanor PringleApril 29, 2026
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