Trump’s ambitious fiscal push, along with a generational-scale tariff aggression, is putting the US’s credit status to the test again.

Well, as we look at today's chart of the day, it effectively measures the debt to GDP ratio, both historically and projected in the future. It comes to us via Deutsche Bank and Jim Reed over there ...

History supports Moody’s assessment that “successive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to ...

The national debt already exceeds $36 trillion and is growing at historic rates. That has cascading consequences for the government and economy.

So sure, swapping old USTs trading at a discount for current coupons would cut US federal debt by $1.6tn — or around 50x itemised Doge savings — it’s still only five and half per cent of GDP ...

Key Takeaways. Hawaii is the most indebted state, with government debt at $13,681.67 per capita. The total state debt balance of $19.7 billion represents 19.49% of the state’s GDP.

US debt could explode above 200% of GDP in two decades if Trump’s tax cuts become permanent, CBO says — putting it at unsustainable levels. Jason Ma. Updated March 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM.

ISTANBUL . The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected that the US public debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio will reach 156% by 2055, according to a report released Thursday.