…is noticeable that the Eurozone’s debt does not fall below it until 2018, while debt/GDP in Greece and Portugal will be in triple digits for many years. These debt levels…

…Medical Debt On Credit Reports and Policy Responses To Date Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States and impacts ~100 million Americans. The result of Medical debt…

…or those of officials of other governments. The Greek crisis, however, is not the only hazard that the Eurozone faces. The Eurozone’s government have yet to come to terms with…

…must consider. External vs. domestic debt Japan has a lot of gross debt but most of it is issued domestically. Total foreign debt – debt held by foreign investors –…

by Rebecca Wilder Euro area credit: did the ECB wait too long? The ECB released its February report on monetary developments in the Euro area. This is an important report,…

…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),…

…decline as bond investors anticipated weakness, and a recession began. In deflationary recessions, an asset bubble bursts, and/or a debt overhang reaches critical mass, and the inflation rate declines, possibly…

Yesterday Eurostat released the September unemployment rate figures for the European Union and the Eurozone. From the release: The euro area1 (EA16) seasonally-adjusted2 unemployment rate3 was 10.1% in September 2010,…

…‘deficit’ and ‘debt’. A ‘deficit’ is basically an accounting convention, it is worthwhile to calculate various gaps between income and cost. But not everything labeled ‘income’ actually represents cash extracted…

…debt + sovereign debt + corporate debt), while French banks hold 32% (see Tables below). Furthermore, German banks accumulated 20% of all Irish external debt, 14% of Italy’s, and 21%…