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Is a U.S. debt crisis coming? Compare the global playbook

America's debt pile has grown so large that it now shapes every conversation about interest rates, markets and long‑term growth. To understand whether that trajectory ends in a full‑blown crisis, I ... Read More

Musk says AI and robotics are 'only' things that can solve massive US debt crisis

Elon Musk claims AI and robotics are the only solution to America's $38 trillion debt crisis, predicting dramatic economic changes within three years. Read More

Treasury responds to U.S. debt hitting $38T

The United States has crossed a fiscal threshold that once seemed distant, with the gross national debt now at $38 trillion and climbing. As the figure races higher, the Treasury Department is trying ... Read More

U.S. debt tops $38 trillion for first time

(The Center Square) – The U.S. national debt reached $38 trillion amid a partial federal government that costs taxpayers $400 million daily to pay furloughed federal workers to stay home. The U.S. Read More

As national debt accelerates to $38 trillion, watchdog warns it’s ‘no way for a great nation like America to run its finances’

The U.S. national debt has surged past $38 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, just two months after surpassing previous forecasts to reach $37 trillion in August. This means the ... Read More

America is heading towards a fiscal cliff. This isn't biblical

The national debt of the United States government is rapidly closing in on $37 trillion. Given that the nominal U.S. GDP is only $29.35 trillion, we owe significantly more than our economy produces. Read More

International agencies downgrade the U.S. again, citing ‘weakening governance' and ‘fiscal deterioration.' Could America's new credit rating hurt you?

The U.S. just lost another piece of its financial crown. Moody’s downgraded America’s credit rating from Aaa to Aa1 in May 2025, and now the European agency Scope Ratings has followed suit in October, ... Read More

U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating ... Read More