America’s national debt crossed $38.5 trillion in the opening month of 2026, pushing past a level the Committee for a ...
In Then and Now: A Look Back and Ahead at the Federal Budget (NBER Working Paper 34455), Alan J. Auerbach and William Gale develop fiscal projections that incorporate the recently enacted One Big ...
As we enter 2026, there is no better time to review our finances. With the national debt surpassing $38 trillion, here are ...
Under the CRFB August Adjusted Baseline, debt will reach 120% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and deficits will rise to $2.6 ...
The United States has crossed a threshold that many economists once treated as a distant warning, not an imminent reality.
America’s national debt crossed $38.5 trillion in January 2026, exceeding levels once expected closer to 2030, as rising ...
The U.S. national debt surpassed another historic milestone as it topped $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to rack up debt at a record-setting pace. New ...
US government debt could reach 250% of gross domestic product without putting upward pressure on interest rates, according to a paper presented at the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference. “Until ...