public debt
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“Suppose the sovereign remains solvent and its debt remains safe. Can a larger stock of safe public debt nevertheless become a drag on aggregate demand?”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those letter-grade credit assessments have historically been limited to public debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Burnham, an MP between 2001 and 2017, has little room to manoeuvre amid high public debt and strict financial rules requiring him to balance government spending against tax revenue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Apart from unemployment and public debt, both of which remain comparatively low, Germany’s economic vitals look decidedly unhealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
If anything were to be done in this line he proposed an immediate reduction of the public debt.
From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
