With a seemingly endless string of immediate crises (a government shutdown, immigration enforcement, tariff policies, etc.), it is easy to forget about long-term issues. A recent report by the U.S.

Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Robin Brooks warns that while markets focus on falling short-term rates, a “thoroughly alarming” spike in long-term government bond yields is flashing the ...

The U.S. government’s gross national debt – the total amount of money owed its creditors and other financial obligations – hit a record high of more than $38 trillion on Oct. 22, the Treasury ...

According to a new study by Bankrate, 61% of people with credit card debt have been holding it for at least a year — up from 53% in late 2024. Americans are carrying credit card debt for far longer ...