debt crisis

With an average monthly fiscal deficit of $150bn, there are no good options for Donald Trump, who boasts of defaulting on debt in corporate life. Will he do the same with America's $36tn I-O-U pile?

The country faces both security and financial challenges but the more urgent question is whether it can repay its debt while still paying government employees, funding subsidies, and buying missiles

As the self-imposed borrowing limit saga looms again, Washington is poised for political brinkmanship with global reach. The question is simple: how long can it borrow, run up debt and print dollars?