national debt

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That figure is not included in the “official” national debt, which recently hit $31 trillion.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“This marks the first month in which the national debt has exceeded GDP since the pandemic,” Vail Hartman, strategist at BMO Capital Markets writes.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Currently, the weighted average interest rate on national debt is at 3.33%, up from its 2022 low External link of 1.6%.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of GDP, on the way toward breaking the record set in 1946.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis