Debt

US national debt tops $40 trillion for first time, doubled under presidents Trump, Biden

The federal government's IOU has now more than doubled in less than a decade, from $19.95 trillion when US President Donald Trump was sworn in for the first time in January 2017.

The US Department of the Treasury Building in Washington, DC, US, July 11, 2026.
Electricity poles

NIS 75M on the way to our pockets: The offset that will affect electricity bills

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron speaks during a press conference at the Bank of Israel offices in Jerusalem, on January 2, 2022.

Next Israel government must halt rise in debt burden, central bank chief says

 Several haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) are seen walking around Jerusalem's Geula neighborhood.

The cost of Jewish life is pushing families into debt - opinion


How much does Israel's deficit matter? - opinion

Deficits often bring inflation, as they did in 1984. But there is little chance of that today when demand and supply are largely in low-level balance.

US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Original color transparency of FDR taken at 1944 Official Campaign Portrait session by Leon A. Perskie, Hyde Park, New York, August 21, 1944. Gift of Beatrice Perskie Foxman and Dr. Stanley B. Foxman. August 21, 1944).

Some Jewish lessons for facing the debt - opinion

Judaism, with its emphasis on intergenerational responsibility, has important insight about the grave threat of the debt.

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden attends news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, in November.

NYC-based real estate firms face downgrades on Israeli bond market

Recent downgrades lead to increased interest rates, which – alongside the dollar's continued weakness against the shekel – has led to greater debt obligation.

Real estate market

Debt Collection Issues with Individual and Commercial Clients

Running a business is dynamic and complicated


140% rise in bad checks in wake of COVID-19, BoI data reveals

Many business owners and professionals are now reluctant to accept checks

A man enters the main branch of Bank Hapoalim, Israel's biggest bank, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2016.

Financial Crisis dawns upon Dentists due to the Coronavirus

The situation is expected to become even worse as the second wave of coronavirus is hitting the nation.


TAU says that hefty student loan debt leads to difficulty finding work

The study notes that nearly half (48%) of graduates from universities in the US are having this issue.

Students on campus at Tel Aviv University

Likud facing debts, firing staff, mulling selling branches - exclusive

Party director-general: Just streamlining after elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removing his mask

Fake economics professor cons victims out of 1000s of shekels

The man was also described as vengeful by those who did not comply with his schemes, as he would terrorize people who turned him down or found out about his lies.

money

Severe Impact of Pandemic on Dentists and Patients in the USA

More than 75% of dentists in America have a private practice, and their income is directly dependent on how many patients they treat.

Dentist working