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EconomyThe national debt’s 20-year deadline and baby boomers’ spending problem: ‘a lot of incentive for every generation to try to pass a big bill’
By Nick LichtenbergJune 21, 2026
EconomyTariffs 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
EconomyHere’s where U.S. debt may become unsustainable with interest payments triggering a default crisis that even steep tax hikes can’t fix
By Jason MaJune 6, 2026
Economy10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy
By Nick LichtenbergJune 4, 2026
InvestingRay Dalio warns the stock market is approaching 1929 and 2000 bubble levels—but another crisis is ‘past the point of no return’
By Nick LichtenbergJune 4, 2026
Banking‘Where we are today is frightening’: a Pulitzer-winning historian sees a doomsday scenario involving China and the national debt
By Nick LichtenbergJune 2, 2026
EconomySurging Treasury yields expose a brutal truth: America has no margin for error on its $39 trillion debt
By Shawn TullyMay 30, 2026
Personal FinanceTop JPMorgan analyst maps 5 ways America’s debt crisis could unfold—and the ‘best case’ is still alarming
By Nick LichtenbergMay 28, 2026
EconomyInterest on the national debt is eating a record 19% of federal revenue — and watchdog warns it will get worse
By Nick LichtenbergMay 27, 2026
EconomyU.S. debt is the ‘elephant in the room’ amid bond market rout as Fed-fueled interest costs could drive even larger deficits, analysts warn
By Jason MaMay 23, 2026
EconomyU.S. national debt officially hits $39 trillion—adding approximately $5 billion a day since October
By Eleanor PringleMay 20, 2026
EconomyThe top foreign holders of U.S. debt may soon dump Treasury bonds and bring their money back home, potentially spiking borrowing costs
By Jason MaMay 17, 2026
CommentaryThe deficit just grew by $955 billion in 7 months. It’s time for a constitutional fix to control the budget
By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMay 14, 2026
By Eleanor PringleMay 11, 2026
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