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


Bernie Sanders to propose cancelling $1.6 trillion student loan debt

Vermont Senator Sanders, who came close to securing the Democratic candidacy for the 2016 presidential election, intends to free all 45 million students of debt.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks after the senate voted on a resolution ending U.S. military support for the war in Yemen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2018.

The future of High Cost Credit in the UK

“Since 2014 we have seen a steep decline in lender appetite with more than 65% of applicants not able to access the funds they need.”

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A counter-intuitive approach to home affordability

Jewish, Islamic and Christian tradition all eschew interest-bearing debt.

pesonal loan with bad credit

Finances in Israel - How secure is the country?

National debt is down, but individual debt is still high.

Money cash Shekels currency 521

Ordinary Israelis taking on ever more household debt, report says

Israelis owe the most money to insurance and credit-card companies.

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Palestinians with unpaid debts to be barred from Israel

Government approves Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s no-pay, no-enter initiative.

Palestinians cross an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem

Nation girds for general strike today in protest of Teva layoffs

Morning flights halted at Ben-Gurion, public transit to operate as usual.

People protest outside the Teva Pharmaceutical Industries plant in Jerusalem December 14, 2017.

Teva Pharmaceuticals considers laying-off 10,000 workers

The Petah Tikva-based company seeks to reduce its expenses by $1.5 billion to $2 billion in the next two years.

A building in Jerusalem belonging to generic drug producer Teva

The struggle is real: Student debt through the roof

Survey shows monthly expenses are over NIS 5,000, although the average income for students is under NIS 4,000.

Tel Aviv University