The U.S. national debt ... is not the future any of us want, and it’s no way to run a great nation like ours." LARGE DEFICITS, HIGH INTEREST RATES MAKING FEDERAL DEBT LESS SUSTAINABLE The ...

The national debt is now $36 trillion, and the portion held by the public is about 100% of GDP. The ever-worsening debt outlook led Fitch to downgrade the US credit rating from AAA to AA+.

The U.S. national ... debt because when the government spends more than it brings in, it has to borrow money. It does this by issuing bonds and Treasury securities, which other countries buy to ...

The Congressional Budget Office's long-term budget outlook shows deficits widening in the years ahead, driven primarily by ...

The federal government could default on its debt as soon as July ... order without risking the full faith and credit of the United States. Policymakers must commit to responsible budgeting ...

The US Treasury Department has burned through cash at a historic rate in the last month - an alarming signal that may require lawmakers to intervene to prevent the country from defaulting on the ...

NEW YORK, January 19. /TASS/. Raising the ceiling of the United States national debt will affect the long-term growth of the country's economy and its ability to finance government programs in the ...

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its long-term budget outlook and showed that budget deficits are on track to widen in the years ahead, pushing the national debt ...