‘Some form of crisis is almost inevitable’: The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the US economy itself, watchdog warns

"The United States is deeply indebted, and its finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory," says the Committee for ...
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What Would a Fiscal Crisis Look Like?

A fiscal crisis – sometimes called a sovereign debt crisis – is a sharp economic shock or downturn caused or sparked by high ...
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National debt is already killing the American dream and could trigger a full-blown US depression

The United States has crossed a line where its borrowing is no longer an abstract concern but a daily drag on opportunity. With the national tab now measured in tens of trillions of dollars, the cost ...

Is U.S. national debt behind all the chaos Trump is injecting? America’s national debt has climbed to $38.5 trillion, pushing interest costs higher and squeezing the Ameri…

U.S. national debt officially reached a record $38.5 trillion in January 2026. Federal borrowing is accelerating at a rate of ...