public debt
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He served as director general of the French Treasury between 2020 and 2024, overseeing economic policy and public debt.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
These include banks "whose balance sheets are largely based on public debt", bringing a risk of instability in the banking system, he added.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
High levels of public debt also have been part of the problem, including in the U.S., where the federal debt is back above 100% of gross domestic product, or larger than the economy.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The amount of interest government pays on existing public debt is linked to inflation and interest rates on bonds.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
It would add at one stroke of the pen at least three milliards to the twelve milliards of the public debt.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
