The analysis below has been updated based on our understanding of the final changes to the Senate-passed bill; our estimates ...

The national debt already exceeds $36 trillion and is growing at historic rates. That has cascading consequences for the ...

If the picture appears bleak for America’s graduates, it is bleaker still for Uncle Sam. Student lending was once profitable ...

A core tenet of sovereign debt investment is that strong institutions keep down a country’s borrowing costs and vice versa. So then why has the bond market’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Romania’s rapidly rising public debt (chart) remained steady through January, ending the month at RON964.4bn (€193.8bn), or 46.8% of GDP, according to data published by the Finance Ministry.

Elevated interest rates relative to the post-GFC years add to the challenge of servicing high debt levels. Read more here.

As the Biden administration and Republican congressional leaders seek a fiscal deal, our graphics put the U.S. debt, and the debt limit, in context.

National debt chart is filled with red ink. No congressman, senator or president dares reduce the national debt because it’s so much easier to blame the other side of the aisle.

More than a quarter of Americans with student debt owed $10,000 or less. Under Biden's student debt relief plan, nearly 20 million borrowers would have their debts zeroed out.

Debt held by the public would explode over 20 years under Donald Trump’s policies, ... This chart shows how debt would blow up under Donald Trump. Share. Resize. Skip to main content.

National debt chart is filled with red ink. No congressman, senator or president dares reduce the national debt because it’s so much easier to blame the other side of the aisle.