LONDON (Reuters) -Global debt hit a record high of $337.7 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven by easing global financial conditions, a softer U.S. dollar and a more accommodative stance ...

Heavy borrowing, increased spending and tax cuts by Democratic and Republican administrations have long raised concern.

The world has never faced a crisis while loaded with so much debt, making the U.S. especially vulnerable despite being the world's biggest oil producer, according to Ruchir Sharma, chair of ...

Debt crises in Senegal, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom offer warnings and lessons for the U.S.’ fiscal challenges.

Despite a succession of shocks since 2020, the global economy has held up remarkably well – so far. But the margin for error is dwindling. Total global debt is now ...

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Investors are showing signs of ⁠diversifying ⁠away from U.S. Treasuries as global ⁠debt levels hit a record of nearly $353 trillion by end-March, a report by the Institute of ...

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 ...

Japan’s yield surge is sharpening global attention on fiscal strain and debt risk. Dollar softness, soaring gold, and rising debt metrics add to the pressure. A sustained climb in the US 10‑year yield ...

According to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund, the world is in a huge amount of debt, and just a handful of nations are driving the roughly hundreds of trillions in public debt.

To understand the path the world economy is currently on, close your eyes and imagine the vaults beneath the Bank of England in London. Turkey’s central bank holds $30 billion in gold reserves there, ...

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Global debt climbed to a record $348 trillion at the end of ⁠2025, ⁠after nearly $29 trillion was added over the year ⁠in the fastest yearly build-up since the pandemic ...