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United States public debt exceeds 40 trillion dollars

started August 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM · last changed 8d ago

Summary

US public debt has exceeded 40.047 trillion dollars for the first time, more than doubling since January 2017, driven mainly by pandemic borrowing, structural budget imbalances, and rising interest costs that have become the second-largest federal budget item.

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Ukupan javni dug Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (SAD) prvi put je premašio 40 biliona dolara, pokazuju najnoviji podaci američkog Ministarstva finansija, što je obnovilo upozorenja o

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