In a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Vadim Elenev, Tim Landvoigt, an ...

Many Americans have heard that they should worry about the staggering size of the national debt. For the first time in modern ...

Last week, the national debt surpassed $37 trillion, twice what it was just a decade ago. Once upon a time, the national debt was the subject of intense national debate. Democrats and Republicans once ...

For people locked out of homeownership, “Buy Now, Pay Later” has become a way to finance basic expenses — with future income that may not actually materialize. The Trump administration, meanwhile, is ...

The federal government added roughly $1.8 trillion to the now $38 trillion national debt in fiscal year 2025. While net interest on the debt totaled $970 billion, according to the Congressional Budget ...

The fast-growing national debt is on pace to reduce the growth in American households' incomes in the decades ahead if the debt isn't stabilized, according to a new report. An analysis by the ...

Explore how debt deflation increases real debt burdens during economic downturns and its potential spiral effects on the economy and borrowers.

Venezuela’s debt crisis is one of the largest unresolved sovereign defaults in the world, the legacy of years of economic ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Discover what defines a sluggish economy, its characteristics, and its impact on businesses and employment. Learn how it ...

Two new surveys out early Wednesday are putting candidates on notice that the biggest concerns of voters as Election Day nears are the sky-high debt from government spending and the economy. In a ...

Debt, internal or external, has become a significant issue in Nigeria in recent times. About two weeks ago, there was good news that Nigeria had cleared its International Monetary Fund loans. Two ...