Goldman Sachs sends harsh warning to U.S. credit card users

American households are feeling the squeeze, and Goldman Sachs says the pressure is structural, not temporary. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a new report that shows credit card balances jumped by $44 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, bringing total credit card debt to $1.28 trillion. Mortgage balances rose even faster, climbing $98 billion to reach $13.2 trillion. Taken together, the figures point to a broader issue that Goldman Sachs chief U.S. economist David Mericle is calling an ...