Amerikaanse schuld overstijgt economie voor het eerst

The U.S. national debt has surpassed the size of the economy for the first time, reaching $31.27 trillion compared to a GDP of $31.22 trillion, pushing the debt-to-GDP ratio above 100 percent. The milestone has prompted warnings from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, and other economic leaders about potential fiscal crises and the burden of over $1 trillion in annual interest payments. Congressional members are increasingly calling for spending cuts and fiscal reforms to address what they describe as an unsustainable trajectory that threatens economic