A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

It’s been over a decade since the total U.S. debt surpassed the country’s total economic output. But with the national debt ...

What to expect for the U.S. economy in 2025, a comparison with countries that are major trading partners with the United ...

Government offices and economic analysts found that previous full and partial government shutdowns cost the U.S. multiple ...

As the global debt approaches $102 trillion, the United States and China are the top contributors to the increasing debt.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the country could hit the debt ceiling as soon as Jan. 14 in a letter ...

Europe is in crisis, while things are going well in the U.S. This is what we know so far. But what might happen? A preview of ...

The reality is that a U.S. government default would be unprecedented, and many experts have said it would likely lead to ...

Lawmakers have suspended the debt ceiling, a limit on government borrowing to pay for bills already incurred, until Jan. 1 ...

We're at a key juncture when it comes to US debt dynamics. Government debt is approximately equal to the value of GDP. In other words, there's a c.100% debt/GDP ratio. This makes the mathematics ...

President Jimmy Carter kept the national debt down, saw solid job creation, handled inflation and placed the U.S. on a course to energy efficiency.