The federal government debt is growing substantially faster than our economy,” the Fed chair told a roomful of Harvard ...

The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion. The deficit hit the milestone Wednesday just weeks into the ...

Federal workforce shrinks 12% as President Donald Trump's efficiency push takes effect, data shows, with thousands of government employees having left since September 2024. Social Security benefits ...

We rarely talk about how the costs of government debt show up in everyday life, George Mason University’s Jack Salmon writes in a Tribune Content column.

The federal debt continues to grow, topping $39 trillion this month. Like a shopper who buys more than he earns every week, the nation's credit card bill is compounding. Just paying the interest now ...

Treasury securities trends are often a strong indicator of how investors think the Fed will steer the economy. And by that measure, the markets are expecting falling interest rates and decent growth.

The national debt recently surpassed $38 trillion, but America’s debt crisis isn’t limited to the federal government. Less well known is that, nationwide, state and local governments now hold more ...

Government debt is junk investment, but the markets treat it as gold. That is because government greases the skids, keeping its paper from the market discipline ...

View post: These 401(k) mistakes could cost you thousands of dollars Public pension liabilities should be treated like traditional government debt by policymakers. Pension obligations lack legal debt ...