The rise in public debt was a bit greater than the overall rise, and the private debt ratio actually declined a little in ...

Most economic textbooks will tell you that there can be real dangers in running up a big national debt. A major concern is how the debt you add now could slow down economic growth in the future.

While the downward debt-to-GDP trajectory is commendable, high interest payments and States’ fiscal populism can hurt ...

The national debt is rising faster than ever and threatens to undermine confidence in the economy, experts warn.

The Gulf has largely escaped the fallout from 'higher US tariffs and global trade restrictions,' the IMF's director for the ...

The U.S. government's budget deficits are now projected to worsen throughout the next decade when compared with earlier forecasts this year, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Committee for ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economic growth last year was weaker than previously estimated but, more positively for the government, the budget deficit and public debt as a proportion of output were also ...

Fiscal rules focus on debt-to-GDP ratios, but overlook debt maturity structure, crucial for managing refinancing risks. India ...

O NE REASON economists have a poor record of predicting fiscal crises is that there is no defined level at which debt can be said to be too high. They prefer to assess whether a debt-to- GDP ratio is ...