The Latest Breaking News from National Debt

The reality raises questions about the kind of future we want to leave for the next generation.

The country needs the money to invest in public services and get the national debt under control, the International Monetary Fund said

America's national debt has reached a staggering trillion, raising concerns about the sustainability of the country's fiscal situation. Can political p...

Servicing debt grows more expensive as the deadline to curb the spending spree gets closer.

Moody's calculates that interest payments on the national debt will consume over a quarter of federal tax revenue by 2033, up from just 9 percent last year.

The medium-term budget policy statement presented by South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, to parliament on 1 November 2023 is intended to provide a preview of government’s public finance plans over the next three years. It does not actually commit government to anything, either in law or in practice. Nevertheless,…

Labour urged to clarify its position on collective punishment by 39 academics who say party must confirm it ‘opposes the commission of war crimes’

Especially because the once-dismissed possibility of rising rates is now a reality.

Rising bond yields mean the national debt is going to be a lot more expensive in the next few years, and we just keep adding to it.