National debt has become one of the defining pressure points of the global economy, shaping everything from interest rates to social spending. The biggest borrowers are not always the weakest, but the ...

The global fiscal landscape in 2026 is defined by a paradox: while the total volume of global debt has reached a staggering new record of $348 trillion , the actual debt-to-GDP ratios in many mature ...

Economic forecasts show that the government aims to balance its books, in real terms, in 2029 or 2030, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said Wednesday. It is envisioned that minor budget surpluses are ...

The U.S. national debt is hurtling toward $39 trillion, but a Washington fiscal watchdog says the more alarming milestone isn’t a dollar figure—it’s a ratio. And it arrives in just five years.

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At the end of Q4, US national debt reached $38.51 trillion, having soared by yet another $2.30 trillion over the 12 months in the calendar year 2025, or by 6.3%. In Q4 alone, the debt rose by $877 ...

Korea's national debt is projected to approach 60 percent of its GDP by 2030, government data showed Sunday, with the pace of ...

Korea’s real GDP per capita is projected lag behind Taiwan's by more than $10,000 in five years, according to forecasts ...

Eight University of Iowa students brought home the 2026 national title for the Fiscal Challenge in Washington, D.C., as ...