public debt

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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

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

It has paid $880,000,000 of the public debt, and, by refunding the balance at lower rates, has reduced the annual interest charge from nearly $150,000,000 to less than $89,000,000.

From A History of the Republican Party by Platt, George Washington