government debt

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The company ended the first quarter with a record $381.1 billion in cash and Treasury bills, after accounting for a payable for purchasing some of short-term government debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

But a look under the surface tells a much bigger story about what’s driving the climb in U.S. government debt yields, and oil actually has very little to do with it.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Tech-bond issuance competes directly with government debt and corporate debt from every other sector for the same pool of savings.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Over time, it has become clear that “there’s not a magical threshold” of government debt that will trigger higher borrowing costs, said Joe Davis, global chief economist at Vanguard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The one is based on gold; the other is based on the government debt.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur