…U.S. or Eurozone, or non-residents. They point out that while U.S. households, corporations and its government account for 80% of global non-financial dollar debt at the end of 2014, the…

…bonds, bank accounts) that non-EU citizens could purchase in any given month. Such a move would reduce the demand for euros, and thus help to keep the euro from rising…

by Rebecca Wilder Euro Area GDP Report: Not Pretty Today Eurostat released the second estimate of Q4 2011 Gross Domestic Product. Real Euro area (EA) GDP declined 0.3% over the…

…for Chinese bonds has increased. Foreigners bought $60 billion of Chinese government bonds last year, and now hold 8.8% of these bonds. Some of these bonds will be held by…

…and 10 year Treasury bond (red, left scale): The moves in the bond market look exaggerated, because the values are between 1.4% at its lowest, and 4% at its highest….

…issued bonds fall, to equate the yields on older bonds to the yields on new debt. Today, the 30-year rate is 4.86%. That means that the price of 2015-vintage bonds…

…federal student loan debt. The older cohort owes ~60% more Student Loan debt than the younger cohort in total. Student Loan Debt by Age, Source: U.S. Department of Education (Q4 2021)…

…experience resulting in economic risks due to debt. Congress should restore the balance between rising debt and increased revenues. Introduction The outlook for federal debt represents a significant economic challenge…

…at least $25,000 in student loan debt. Forty-five percent of white borrowers had this range of debt. Student debt relief brings significant benefits to groups facing social and economic disadvantages….

…to its inability to devise a way to deal with fiscal imbalances among members of the Eurozone. Cohen compares the Eurozone’s institutional framework with that of the U.S., which adopted…