Late last month, fiscal watchdogs issued a concerning update on the state of federal finances: The national debt had finally ...

US debt now exceeds the economy, and rising interest costs are adding pressure, raising questions about how sustainable our ...

The US national debt passed another grim milestone Thursday when the latest data showed that government debt held by the public has surpassed America's total annual economic output.

Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.

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

The milestone marks a symbolic and economic threshold, with federal debt now roughly twice its historical average relative to the size of the economy. Outside of a brief distortion early in the ...

Washington's borrowing binge is unsustainable long-term, but Treasuries remain a cornerstone of global portfolios.

The national debt exceeded 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last month, based on new economic data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Washington quickly brushed off a startling milestone in a mounting problem. By Peter Coy For years, deficit hawks have been ...

The United States national debt has now grown beyond the size of the country’s GDP, punctuating a long-running trajectory ...

Intergovernmental debt represents money the federal government owes to its own agencies, trust funds, and programs rather ...