The country risks an economic "heart attack" if lawmakers are unable to reel in the national debt, warns one hedge fund ...

According to press reports, House lawmakers were recently considering a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions to ...

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest budget and economic outlook includes a troubling projection for net inte ...

The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

Most private analysts see an extension as likely. Total US government debt held by the public is projected to reach 107 per cent of GDP by 2029, exceeding the 106 per cent record set in 1946 ...

Total US government debt held by the public is projected to reach 107% of GDP by 2029, exceeding the 106% record set in 1946, just after the end of World War II. By 2035, total debt is forecast at ...

and perhaps nervous when they hear that world debt to GDP is rising to historically very high levels. In the US, federal debt to GDP is at its highest in over 120 years (nearly 100 %) and ...