Rearmament, an aging population, technological change and fear of voters are fueling a risky trend.

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I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at Japan’s shrinking debt burden. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to ...

The economist warned that the mounting debt, interest payments could push the U.S. into depression.

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The U.S. economy appears to be in decent shape, but there could be some dark clouds massing on the horizon. Dire predictions about the near-term collapse of the U.S. economy haven’t come true — yet.

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Prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s “growth” math stood a chance of closing the gap. Now it’s much harder to see it working.