Global debt surged over $10 trillion in H1 2026, exceeding $365 trillion, largely driven by emerging markets, strategic AI infrastructure, and defense spending.

Advanced economies paid over $3.3 trillion in interest on government bonds last year, more than global spending on AI, defense, or clean energy ...

More is being paid out by advanced economies in debt interest than the whole world spends on AI, defense or clean technology.

A quiet financial shift is turning into a loud warning. According to projections from the International Monetary Fund, global government debt is on track to hit 102% of GDP by 2031. That number is not ...

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Global debt rose by more than $10 trillion in 1H26 to a record $365.5 trillion, with emerging markets accounting for most of the increase, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global debt rose by around $7.5 trillion in the first three months of the year to hit a record high of over $324 trillion, data from a banking trade group showed on Tuesday. The ...

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French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.

The International Monetary Fund said governments must do more to narrow budget deficits and rein in global debt, which is at a record high.