In a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Vadim Elenev, Tim Landvoigt, an ...

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Last week, the national debt surpassed $37 trillion, twice what it was just a decade ago. Once upon a time, the national debt was the subject of intense national debate. Democrats and Republicans once ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Investor concerns over a swelling government debt load were soothed last week. But some experts say the US isn't out of the woods yet. Goldman Sachs spoke to three top economic experts — Ray Dalio, ...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on the sovereign debt situation in Greece, as well as economic issues here at home. In his note, Sozzi writes, "It's time for ...

Rising repayment pressures are narrowing fiscal space and testing the sustainability of the region’s development model.