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Watch: How does the US national debt affect consumers around the world?

BBC News Business · 21 August 2026 at 21:28

Watch: How does the US national debt affect consumers around the world?

The debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show.

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