public debt

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With many countries already facing elevated budget deficits and rising public debt, they called on policymakers to take a narrow and temporary approach to such support, suggesting direct transfers to households most at risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Net interest on the public debt was $103 billion, a monthly all-time high.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

But its public debt – standing at more than 130% of the total annual size of the economy - is high.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

World governments had more than $100 trillion in public debt when the Iran war began—limiting their ability to cushion the effects of energy-price shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The public debt on the 20th of November, exclusive of stock authorized to be issued to Texas, was $62,560,395.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various