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Senegal will take steps including raising taxes and renegotiating energy contracts to raise almost $10 billion over three years to help the West African nation deal with a debt crisis https://t.co/IORWRoVoyr ...

The UK is in a febrile mood as worries mount about a debt crisis and social breakdown, @adwooldridge writes (via @opinion) https://t.co/wEO2BFLbbl ...

Ten years after its debt crisis, Greece is running budget surpluses that the US and many European countries would be thankful for https://t.co/yhlBHNwsOD ...

In the last decade, Fritz went from an economic mess to the entropy of Europe, at least by some metrics. Just behind me, Sidama Square became the focal point for protest during crisis economic crisis. Now, it's less of a political landmark, more of a tourist watch.What really happened and how did the Greeks do it. The years of austerity following the bailout agreements caused immense social and economic hardship. Still, the fiscal consolidation allowed the country to conclude its bailout programs in 2018.No ...

Dismal polling, multiple warnings of an electoral wipeout, and a primary threat from the world's richest man. Well, none of that deterred Senate Republicans from passing Donald Trump's mega bill. In the end, the Senate voted 5050 to pass the bill.JD Vance breaking the tie. Three Republican senators voting no. And now the bill heads back to the House where Republicans on both ends of the spectrum have major issues with it.Now, a reminder, the bill guts Medicaid to the tune of$1 trillion dollars, kicks 11.8% ...

Consumer Debt Overview - US household debt reached a record high of $18.2 trillion in Q1 2025 [1] - Consumer debt includes credit cards, auto loans, mortgages, student loans, and buy now pay later plans [1] - High consumer debt can lead to defaults, impacting the entire economy [1] Credit Card Debt - Americans owed over $1.08 trillion on credit cards as of Q1 2025, a 50% increase since 2021 [1] - The typical cardholder with a balance owes over $7,300 [1] - Over 3% of credit card balances were at least 30 days delinquent as of Q1 2025 [1] - Retail credit cards can have interest rates as high as 36% [1] Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) - BNPL services allow consumers to pay for purchases in installments [2] - BNPL debt pile could reach $700 billion by 2028 [2] - Over 40% of BNPL users have missed at least one payment [2] - Late fees for BNPL can be up to 50% of the payment amount [2] Mortgage Debt - Americans owe $12.8 trillion on 85 million mortgages [2] - The average borrower owes just under $150,000, and the typical home price is around $510,000 [2] - Mortgage rates have climbed to around 7%, the highest in over 20 years [2] - 0.7% of mortgages are seriously delinquent (90+ days past due) [3] Student Loan Debt - Americans owe nearly $1.08 trillion in student loans [3] - The average federal borrower owes more than $38,000 [3] - Over 20% of borrowers are 90 days or more past due [3] - The Biden administration cancelled more than $180 billion in loans for select groups [3] Economic Impact - Americans spend over $560 billion a year on interest payments [3] - Americans collectively work 18 billion hours a year to service interest on debts [4] - Consumer spending makes up nearly 70% of US GDP [4]

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