People have been wringing their hands about the US’ imminent debt crisis for decades now. But the US weathered the 2008 financial crisis and remains standing. It also has never defaulted on its debts.

We present new evidence on the impact of fiscal variables on long-term interest rates and term premia in the United States. To alleviate endogeneity problems, we follow the seminal methodology by ...

The U.S. government’s debt is not a cause for concern, as it is self-funded and the Federal Reserve can always step in to ...

Dividing $18.2 trillion by the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimated 131 million U.S. households gives an average overall household debt of about $138,900. The average household balances for different types ...

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

The federal budget deficit is back in the spotlight after the Republican-controlled Congress approved a massive tax and ...

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator has maintained a buy signal since June 25, which could be helping to stabilize the price of Bitcoin. As the blue MACD line remains above the ...

CNBC interviewed a dozen experts, investors and former government officials to explore the consequences of America’s fiscal ...

The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.