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US national debt exceeds $40.5 trillion

According to the US Treasury Department, the country's national debt has reached a record $40.528 trillion. In the two months since crossing the $40 trillion mark, the debt has grown by more than half a trillion dollars, and over ten years it has more than doubled.

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UK Inflation and Government Borrowing Hit Yearly Highs a Week Before the Budget

UK inflation accelerated to 3.5% in September 2026 — the highest since October 2025 — while government borrowing reached £24.5bn, exceeding forecasts. Rising prices were largely driven by more expensive fuel amid conflicts in the Middle East and Europe. The data increase pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of the October 28 budget and raise expectations of a Bank of England rate hike on November 5.

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