Debt
Finance & economics
Why American credit-card delinquencies have suddenly shot up
They are now at a 13-year high. How concerned should you be?
Finance & economics
China’s leaders look to have blinked in their property face-off
They did not want to bail out indebted firms. Now they are on the verge of doing so
China
Does China have the fiscal firepower to rescue its economy?
There is a fierce debate over whether it can afford to keep spending
Finance & economics
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
The continent is at its most vulnerable in decades
By Invitation
America’s debt cannot keep stacking up, says Jeffrey Gundlach
The “King of Bonds” sees the risk of a debt restructuring with global repercussions
Finance & economics
The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
Finance & economics
The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
Finance & economics
France is not alone in its fiscal woes
Deficits look worryingly wide across Europe
Finance & economics
Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Finance & economics
How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
