…of all such holdings. And in turn ‘Intragovernmental Holdings’ are with ‘Debt Held by the Public’ the two components of ‘Total Public Debt’ and its close analogue ‘Debt Subject to…

…debt. China in particular has been on a debt binge that cannot continue at the same pace. A reduction in China’s debt, or even slower growth in its debt, reduces…

by Joseph Joyce China and the Debt Crisis Sri Lanka is not the first developing economy to default on its foreign debt, and certainly won’t be the last. The Economist has identified 53…

…country of all demographics and party affiliations, is burdened by crippling  student  loan  debt. Contrary to the lending industry backed narrative that dominates the mainstream media, over half of  student debt borrowers…

…Housing Bubble and Mortgage Debt as a Percent of GDP – by Bill McBride Calculated Risk Two years ago, I wrote The Housing Bubble and Mortgage Debt as a Percent of…

…long term debt problem Does this mean our long-term debt problem is solved? No, it doesn’t. Debt at 97 percent of GDP is still a serious challenge. But it’s a…

…European Commission and the European Central Bank in an attempt to collect payment on the government’s debt. The first program, enacted in 2010 in response to Greece’s escalating budget deficits,…

…China (see Goldman Sachs report below). And these countries have strong trade ties with Europe – the Eurozone was 15% of 2009 world GDP (PPP value) according to the IMF….

…depositing it in recipients’ bank accounts. Bond/debt issuance is immaterial, because the Fed has no choice but to buy all the new bonds for “cash.” (Yes, the Fed is actually…

…debt we can have and what can we afford?” He did not explain why this is so. He did not, for instance, attempt to compare the debt to the financial…