This weekend's cover story deals with the great debt experiment – ​​are we facing the next financial crisis? Weak growth, reluctance to reform, and apathy towards innovation – the only thing still growing in many Western countries is national debt. But rising interest rates are increasingly endangering the system. The cover was written by a team of correspondents and financial market experts, led by Jens Münchrath. The cover design is by Thomas Kuhlenbeck.