Who owns US debt around the world - and how big is it?

Then there's the truly massive amount of US debt that they own.

Continue reading the main story How did the US debt get so bad?

In 1835, US federal debt was zero; the country owed nothing.

The combined US debt, as calculated, stood at a staggering $77 million.

US debt is still increasing and they have no political plan to introduce reductions probably until after the next Presidential election.

Well, the yields on US debt continued to fall following its "downgrade".

China is the largest foreign holder of U.S. public debt.

One of our primary responsibilities is to account for the U.S. public debt.

I repeat; if we sold the US debt it would transform our own finances.