Private equity firms have quietly taken control of thousands of American companies by using high levels of borrowed money to ...

Promising tax cuts without offsetting spending cuts is politically painless so long as constituents believe they “pay for ...

As we mentioned in our recent Midyear 2025 Outlook: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations, we expect bond market action to continue to swing between concerns over slowing economic data (lower ...

Signs of elevated stress are emerging within the $1.7 trillion private credit market as default rates are rising and more borrowers are choosing to defer cash interest payments, according to a Bank of ...

America's debt mountain is eye-watering. The interest alone costs $1.21 trillion annually— 17% of total federal spending.

The U.S. debt climbed to a record $37.5 trillion this week. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation) The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in ...

Global debt has stabilized, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year, ...

Most of my time is spent teaching people how to be smarter with money and, frankly, how to get out of debt. We have a real problem in America -- collectively owing $1.21 trillion as of Q2 2025. I ...

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in debt over the last 12 months. That’s the kind ...