The FTSE Debt Capacity World Government Bond Index captures relative differences in sovereign debt/GDP ratios and ...

The US Treasury secretary expects tariffs and growth to boost government revenue, while banks and monetary innovation keep ...

The U.S. government’s debt is not a cause for concern, as it is self-funded and the Federal Reserve can always step in to ...

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Surging U.S. government debt may sap investor appetite for key U.S. assets like long-dated Treasuries and the dollar, bolstering the case for turning to ...

Failing to raise the debt limit before the Treasury runs out of cash could trigger further credit downgrades and roil ...

The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a ...

Unless we are happy to keep government debt, – which is already close to a trillion dollars – growing indefinitely, taxes ...

A photo of government debt. In the past, the government borrowed money primarily for two reasons: a world war or a large investment in the economy or public sector in the form of welfare programs.

The national debt has ballooned in recent years as federal spending reached all-time highs. More than $6 trillion in pandemic relief was tacked on to the government's typical annual spending ...

The federal government is now living on borrowed time and borrowed money. Last week, the U.S. bumped up against its debt ceiling. So now the Treasury Department has to juggle funds until Congress ...

Barbados is set to become the first nation to use a new standardised debt swap facility aimed at helping multiple countries ...