National debt has become one of the defining pressure points of the global economy, shaping everything from interest rates to ...

Consumers splurged on goods in particular, but also on services, and they accounted for 69% of GDP and moved the GDP needle. The trade deficit worsened further, driven by rampant consumer spending and ...

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade as slower ...

Globally, government debt/GDP ratios and debt service costs have increased since the GFC and Covid, raising the relevance and importance of sovereign bond indices like the FTSE Debt Capacity World ...

Debt financing costs have jumped to the highest level since 2007 among OECD governments. Interest payment as a share of GDP outpaced defense and safety services. The US accounted for over two-thirds ...

Businessman carrying a oversized tax-bag on his back. Isolated on a blue background with copy space to the left. Federal government spending and taxation are significant points of discussion among ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Patton covers the financial markets, economy, and national debt. In a not-so-surprising move, the rating agency Moody’s has ...

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves remains under intense pressure to tackle mounting government debt. The UK think-tank National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) had previously forecast that ...