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Watch: How does the US national debt affect consumers around the world?
The US national debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show. The rise reflects years of heavy spending under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Kenya increases retail fuel prices in response to the Middle East conflict driving up crude costs
Global investors are increasingly concerned about trade rivalry, conflict and other global issues. The rapid rebound of the stock market after each new episode could be due to this new normal rather t
What AI windfall? Debt will still weigh on big economies
Business LONDON, Feb 27 : An AI productivity boom, if it materialises, may help buy major economies more time to clean up their strained public finances, economists say, although it won't do the heav