More than 40% of the world's population live in countries that spend more on debt than on health and education. The United ...

Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade as slower growth and trade strain government ...

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 ...

The U.S. accounts for the largest portion of the global debt at 34.6%. Major contributing factors include an aging population, defense spending triggered by geopolitical tensions and rising health ...

As economies move past 2025 amid easing monetary policy, slowing inflation and rising protectionism, some risks from last ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The global debt-to-GDP ratio rose for the first time since 2020 last year, as the world's debt stock hit a new year-end record of $318 trillion and economic growth slowed, an ...

The world is mired in $315 trillion of debt, according to a report from the Institute of International Finance. This global debt wave has been the biggest, fastest and most wide-ranging rise in debt ...

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 ...

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), the financial markets information and analysis company best known for its S&P series of indexes, ...