NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Global debt climbed to a record $348 trillion at the end of 2025, after nearly $29 trillion was ...

Global debt has stabilized, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year, ...

As inflation cools and businesses on both sides of the Pacific take stock of the economic damage, a quiet but significan ...

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.

NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Developed markets led a borrowing push that lifted global debt to near $346 trillion at the end of the third quarter, while a pending ruling on the legality of U.S. tariffs ...

Asking whether a given debt level is “high” is a bit like asking how long a piece of string is. But it’s fair to say the string is quite long for a lot of countries. Twin deficits are now widespread ...

The latest update of the IMF’s Global Debt Database shows that total global debt has almost stabilized above 235 percent of global GDP. This stability masks divergent trends: the rise in public debt ...

Debt across the Global South has grown twice as fast as in the North, with rising borrowing costs trapping developing countries in a vicious cycle of debt distress. The upcoming Fourth International ...

Debt collection calls in the U.S. more than doubled in early 2025, soaring to over 112,000 reports. Nearly half of complaints involved abusive or harassing tactics, raising consumer protection ...

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