WASHINGTON -- While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem "in the weeds," it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol ...

We disagree with President Trump on many things, but we can find common ground on abolishing the debt ceiling. We’ve called for an end to the debt ceiling multiple times, and we’re asking our ...

Discover how the U.S. national debt affects your finances and what to know about government borrowing and debt limits.

At the end of Q4, US debt reached $38.51trn, having soared by yet another $2.30trn over 2025. The growing debt-to-GDP ratio ...

On Thursday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden has called together a group of top aides to study “all legal and policy options” for preventing future debt ceiling standoffs. The group ...

Debt ceiling uncertainty may affect crude oil market price through multiple channels simultaneously, e.g. enterprise production, investor sentiment (SENT), and government shutdown. More specifically, ...

Your recent editorial makes an important point about the dysfunction surrounding the federal debt ceiling. But in doing so, it blends two very different mechanisms: the debt ceiling and government ...

WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders reached an elaborate deal Tuesday that will allow Democrats to lift the nation’s debt limit without any votes from Republicans, likely averting another last-minute ...