Concern over a possible default is expected to intensify in the coming weeks as Congress debates raising the U.S. debt ceiling. The debt limit debate probably sounds like a complicated economic issue.

We disagree with President Trump on many things, but we can find common ground on abolishing the debt ceiling. We’ve called ...

WASHINGTON -- While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem "in the weeds," it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden is urging Republicans not to use the filibuster to block Democrats in the Senate from raising the U.S. debt ceiling. “If you don’t want to help save the country, ...

On Oct. 15, the sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent his warning letter to Congress to increase the U.S. debt ceiling “or else.” Should bond investors be scared? Here’s an excerpt from Lew’s ...

A deal for where the U.S. debt limit will move, for now, could be ready for President Joe Biden's desk soon. Senators wrapped up voting late on Thursday night preparing the legislation to be ready for ...

The stockpile has now fallen to nearly half its November 2013 peak, financial data shows, as long-term sell-off continues.

Congressional Republicans appear to be on the verge of agreeing to a relatively short-term increase to the debt ceiling, a week before the deadline set by Treasury. But all of the various factors ...