The U.S. national debt held by the public has surpassed the size of the economy for the first time since World War II, reaching over 100% of GDP in March.

After humming along at a robust pace for much of 2025, the economy hit a wall in the fourth quarter, with a six-week government shutdown and slowdown in consumer spending stunting growth at the end of ...

The US has enjoyed dramatically larger economic growth so far this year than most other large developed countries in the world, economic data shows. US gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2% in ...

Global debt has stabilized, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year, ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently posted data about U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) on multiple blockchains. The move is an effort to win over President Trump's confidence in the figures ...

US GDP growth 2025: The US economy may not be as strong as it looks, warns Harvard economist Jason Furman. According to his latest analysis, almost all of America’s economic growth in the first half ...

As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for a high-profile summit aimed at easing economic tensions ...

Japan's economy grew faster ​than expected in the first quarter on solid exports and consumption, data showed, though ...

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