…of Debt / GDP is rising faster than the change in Debt indicating that both the increase in Debt and the fall in GDP are contributing to a rising Debt…

…within and between generations. With some real numbers and associated tools. With commentary mostly defered until (duh) Comments. Total U.S. Public Debt (to the Penny) http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/debt/current Public Debt: $17,472,131,682,925.49 in…

…as government bonds: under similar circumstances, people would not want to dump government bonds for cash and foreign securities; they would dump both government bonds and cash for foreign securities….

…worry about credit risk. So for the bond market to be a “bubble” investors would have to start thinking they can make unusually large capital gains in the bond market….

The gents at Capital Gains and Games—and soon, likely, the ma’am at EconMom—are in the throes of ecstasy (not necessarily the drug). There are “bond vigilantes” on the horizon. Stan…

…make a few comments about bond yields. In an open economy with a current account deficit the equilibrium interest rate is the one that attracts sufficient foreign capital to finance…

…their summary from the live blog: Here’s Lyle again. The third and final opinion is Bond v. US. The decision holds that Section 229 does not reach Bond’s simple assault….

…accounts is underway (i.e., typical creditors dissaving and typical debtors saving). This would be made much easier if the ECB would run looser policy and allow German inflation to overshoot,…

…currency debt by Fitch and S&P (BB+ on its foreign currency debt). The local currency debt in Egypt is at the lowest of the investment-grade ratings, while on January 20,…

…not know my Euro-centric commentary, you can see a list of my recent commentary on the Eurozone, which includes articles on the ECB by my name on the AB sidebar),…