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Debt Ratio

Taking Stock: Public Finances Now Stronger in Many Countries

Carlo Cottarelli | Posted 12.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Taxes, Deficit, Fiscal Consolidation, Fiscal Monitor, Debt-to-Gdp, Spending, United States, Carlo Cottarelli, Budgets, Debt Ratio, Emerging Markets, Business News
Carlo Cottarelli

The slow global recovery is making fiscal adjustment more difficult around the world, but this doesn't mean that little has been accomplished. In fact, significant progress in many countries has been made during the past two years in strengthening their fiscal accounts after the 2008-09 deterioration.

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Don't Believe the Hype About U.S. Debt

Sally Kohn | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Debt, Boehner, Budget, Obama, Future, Business, Debt Ratio, Metaphor, Income, Deficit, Infrastructure, Corporations, Interest, Investment, Tightening, Deficit Hawks, Medicare, Gdp, Family Budget, Paul Ryan, Belt, Politics News
Sally Kohn

If the U.S. were borrowing anywhere near as much as Chase bank, we'd have legitimate reason to worry. But in general, borrowing money is necessary to invest in the future.

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In This Crisis, Government Spending Isn't Likely to Do Us in -- But Private Savings Might.

Marshall Auerback | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Debt, Household Savings, Mortgage, Gdp, Debt Ratio, Mortgage Crisis, Business News
Marshall Auerback

In a crisis, the ratio of public debt to GDP must rise.

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