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The national debt reached $40 trillion this week. It's an eye-popping figure -- one that has grown as the influence of debt and deficit hawks has receded in Congress.
Decades of free spending have run up a $40 trillion national debt. But this week's bond market sell-off suggests Washington may soon be compelled to make some long-deferred, and politically unpalatable, choices that will leave few Americans unscathed...
The debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show.
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said the the debt buyback announcement this week fits into a larger pattern that could signal a forthcoming debt crisis...
The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts the ...
The hedge fund founder with an estimated net worth of $15 billion recommended that investors overweight Bitcoin and gold rather than bonds.
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What's happening with the national debt — and how it could affect your wallet
Economists said there were ongoing concerns over the level of borrowing as national debt passed $40tn.
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