A big reason financial markets consider U.S. government securities risk free is that default is simply unthinkable. Trillions of dollars belonging to investors worldwide are invested in Treasuries.

The U.S. government issues Treasury securities, globally recognized as stable investments for individuals, corporations, ...

As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion. Much like bank loans, the national debt has interest ...

Higher tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions may push government debts to new highs over the coming years, making the need for policymakers to outline robust plans for containing the surge ...

If the government brings in more money than it spends, it will run a budget surplus, and the overall debt will shrink as the government pays off its debts. #3 Created by Selling Treasury Securities ...

The Marcos administration hiked its debt payments to P1.95 trillion in the 11 months to November 2024, settling over 96 percent of its programmed obligation for last year.

Vast government debts are riskier than they appear A provocative new paper gets central bankers talking at Jackson Hole ...

LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Bonds had a bruising week recently and investor aversion to long-dated government debt appears to be rising. Anxiety over U.S. debts and deficits took center stage as ...

Singapore Issuing limits for Singapore government securities, Treasury bills raised to S$1.5 trillion Parliament approved an increase of S$450 billion, and the new cap is expected to last until 2029.

SINGAPORE - The Republic is seeking to raise the issuance limit for more government securities to fund specific, non-spending purposes such as market development and meeting the investment needs ...

Higher tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions may push government debts to new highs over the coming years, making the need for policymakers to outline robust plans for containing the surge ...