US Debt

US Federal Debt: How Much Is Too Much?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has US public debt running at levels not seen since World War II. But the global economy of 2020 offers far fewer avenues of growth-driven escape.

COVID-19: Bailouts & US Debt

The US federal debt has more than doubled since this photograph of the debt clock was taken in 2009. cc Flickr Nick Webb, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

COVID-19 bailouts have pushed US federal spending to dangerous levels, and this with the pandemic still raging in a long list of US states.

US Debt to Spike in Wake of COVID-19

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The US government debt load was already teetering on the precipice of becoming unmanageable - then COVID-19 hit.

BIS Sounds Early Alarm on US Corporate Debt

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Are collateralized loan obligations brimming with toxic corporate debt just a little bit of history repeating?

Foreign Demand for US Debt Slips in October

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China and Japan have been paring their holdings of US Treasuries over the past few months. Is this the start of a trend?

US Debt (November 20, 2018)

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Zac and Nick discuss whether the growing pile of US federal debt is cause for concern or merely business as usual.

FLASH: IMF’s Post-2009 Financial Crisis Regulatory Report Card

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The IMF’s latest report warns that the global financial system hasn’t yet fully learned the lessons of 2009.

Will Foreign Buyers Sour on US Debt?

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Will foreign buyers like China and Japan step in to finance Washington’s latest deficit spending binge?

US Debt & Entitlement Reform

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Entitlement reform would go a long way in balancing the US debt outlook, but getting it done won’t be easy.

US Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb?

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Part one in a two-part series, this article examines the issue of ballooning US debt.

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