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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) criticized a sweeping Republican budget bill and tariff policyduring an event in Cedar Rapids Thursday.Sen. Paulspoke at the ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday backed President Trump’s call to abolish the nation’s debt ceiling, pressing for bipartisan action to “get rid of it forever.” In a post on X, Warren ...

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland are the only ...

As of May 18, 2025, the U.S. national debt stood at $36.8 trillion, about $108,000 per citizen or $323,000 per taxpayer. That total equals nearly 123% of America’s GDP, a sharp contrast to the 34.6% ...

Debt-servicing to China now surpasses all repayments to the Paris Club combined, according to a Lowy Institute report.

The January-May dollar bond issuance by the governments of Canada and Saudi Arabia fell 31% and 29% to $10.9 billion and ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.

Developing countries owe billions to China, which threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a new report from Australia's Lowy Institute.

Once a beacon of economic promise in South Asia, Bangladesh now faces a looming crisis as years of debt-driven development, currency depreciation, and weakening institutional transparency converge to ...

Ever since the defeat of the Axis Powers in World War II, America has been admired around the world as a beacon of equality, ...