public debt

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That’s even though the average interest rate on the $39 trillion accumulated public debt has held relatively steady for the past two years, according to Stephanie Pomboy’s latest MacroMavens missive.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Net interest on the public debt hit a monthly record of $103 billion; defense spending rose 3% to $65 billion.

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

They typically lend to medium-size companies that can’t readily access public debt markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Unfunded, un-fun′ded, adj. not funded, floating, as a public debt.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various