{
  "id": 2106652,
  "title": "US debt tops $40 trillion amid concern over borrowing costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-debt-tops-40-trillion-amid-concern-over-borrowing-costs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:18:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-08-20/us-debt-tops-40-trillion-amid-concern-over-borrowing-costs.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gross federal debt now amounts to 124% of GDP, as the 30-year Treasury yield trades at its highest level in two decades",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}