Tag: Debt

What’s the deal with China’s Debt?

The world’s second-largest economy has been growing steadily at around 7% annually for the better part of this...

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What has Contributed to the Falling Deficit

Deficits have been shrinking since 2009, when we hit the bottom of the Great Recession.

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Governments Binge on Debt with Easy-Money Policies and Low Interest Rates

Confirmation that governments are squandering money on ill-advised programs fueled by the easy-money policies of central banks worldwide...

Debt Exceeds $100 Trillion as Governments Binge

The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 percent to $100 trillion since the first signs...

Ireland Unveils Post-Bailout Debt Plan

After becoming the first euro zone economy to successfully finish its bailout, Ireland today revealed its debt-cutting fiscal...

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European Banks to Return $4.8 Billion Early

Banks across Europe that had to borrow money from the European Central Bank (ECB) to stay afloat during...

Tax Policies, Excessive Debt Hurt Economic Growth

LAS VEGAS--Tepid economic growth is hampered by countries that impose punitive tax policies and engage in runaway deficit...

Protect Yourself from a Busted Bond Bubble

Millions of Americans hold U.S. government Treasury bonds in their portfolios. Because the U.S. economy is the largest,...