public debt

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High levels of public debt also have been part of the problem, including in the U.S., where the federal debt is back above 100% of gross domestic product, or larger than the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

It added that it expects to present a macroeconomic framework and public debt sustainability analysis next month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The amount of interest government pays on existing public debt is linked to inflation and interest rates on bonds.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

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

The subscription into the South-sea fund, of the short and long annuities, increased the capital of the public debt; so that, on the 31st of December 1722, it amounted to L.55,282,978 : 1 : 35⁄6.

From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain