public debt

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They typically lend to medium-size companies that can’t readily access public debt markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

To be sure, governments can lean on large foreign reserves and low public debt to support their economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

It has more than $38 trillion in public debt, making it particularly vulnerable to any fallout from Japan’s policies.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Japan has a long list of problems: sluggish growth, public debt that is the largest in the world, and a working population that is both ageing and shrinking.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

So long as this state of things exists, it is safe to presume that the public debt of Great Britain will never be repudiated, even by revolution.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.