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

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

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Unlike with stocks or public debt, investors don’t have real-time updates on how their investments are faring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

U.S. public debt surpassed GDP at 100.2% in March, preliminary data show, a level not seen since the pandemic, raising fiscal concerns.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The public debt had doubled in the ten years between 1860 and 1870 and now reached the enormous figure of over forty million dollars, nearly $150 for each inhabitant in the country.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.