{
  "id": 3706434,
  "title": "Moody’s economist Mark Zandi warns: ‘We got a problem’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/moodys-economist-mark-zandi-warns-we-got-a-problem",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/moodys-chief-economist-mark-zandi-warns-never-in-the-35-years-has-there-ever-been-a-time-when-all-things-are-screaming-to-tell-you-/articleshow/133561665.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, foresees a looming economic crisis as the U.S. surpasses a 100% debt-to-GDP ratio. With a staggering annual budget deficit of two trillion dollars and national debt exceeding forty trillion, investor confidence is dwindling. Compounding these issues are rising interest rates and turmoil in the bond market, raising urgent fiscal red flags.",
  "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."
}