Americans’ collective credit card debt surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2023.
The Great Depression was the most severe economic depression ever experienced by the Western world. It was also the most famous case of deflation.
The U.S. dollar is the dominant reserve currency, making up 64% of global reserves. How did this come to be, and what does the future hold...
This data visualization compares the world's money supply and markets to give a sense of perspective.
The month of December so far has seen a mini-meltdown in the junk bond market. The culprit? Fringe oil and gas producers that are struggling with...
After 25 years of economic stagnation, Japan has finally been leapfrogged by all four so-called Asian Tigers: Hong Kong, Singapore, S. Korea, and Taiwan.
This chart shows the history of the U.S. debt ceiling from 1970 until today, including the current proposal to increase it to $19.6 trillion.
The euro has fallen precipitously since the beginning of the Financial Crisis in terms of USD. Crises plague the eurozone - will it be able to...
What if the world was remapped based on national debt levels? What would the largest country be? See the world map of debt.
In terms of actual capacity to pay debt, the United States has the 2nd highest amount in the world. We compare debt to revenue in this...
