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Barry Eichengreen
Personal Finance

Your political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’

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November 13, 2025
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group
Economy

Goldman Sachs CEO says AI-induced growth offers a ‘path out’ of America’s $38 trillion debt crisis

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November 3, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
Economy

Governments are likely to pillage the $80 trillion ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ to fund their national debt, says UBS

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October 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he departs the White House for Joint Base Andrews on October 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
North America

The U.S. is joining Europe’s debt club—Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could fuel $38 trillion tab, bigger than Italy or Greece by GDP share

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October 28, 2025
President Donald Trump attends a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025
Economy

Why is Washington acting like the U.S. is in a recession?

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October 27, 2025
Trump
Economy

Budget watchdog on $38 trillion national debt: ‘It’s tough to decide what the most appalling part is of today’s announcement’

By Eleanor Pringle and Nick Lichtenberg
October 23, 2025
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates
Economy

Ray Dalio says investors should take heed of the 1970s and increase their gold holdings

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October 8, 2025
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase
Economy

Jamie Dimon says Trump’s efficiency drive isn’t enough to avert debt crisis: ‘Like most problems, it’s better to deal with it than let it happen’

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September 23, 2025
Ray Dalio speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.
Economy

Ray Dalio says the world is running out of interest in buying U.S. debt—but America is unable to cut back its spending

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September 19, 2025
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin
Economy

Ken Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis

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September 8, 2025
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 31, 2024.
Economy

The canary in the coal mine is singing as global bond selloff raises national debt concerns

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September 3, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
Economy

Trump says tariffs are going to be enough to pay down national debt. They likely won’t even touch the sides

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August 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
Economy

In Trump’s year of cost-cutting and efficiency, national debt soars past $37 trillion

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August 13, 2025
The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates. That's according to an annual report released Wednesday.
Economy

Social Security and Medicare are going broke—and it’s happening faster than previously thought

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
June 19, 2025
Elon Musk shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as they speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy

‘Kill Bill’: Elon Musk urges Americans to rebel against president’s policy, but White House says his ‘debt slavery’ claims are a hoax

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June 5, 2025

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