Sentences with phrase «about government debt»

Ted Michalos: So, we should actually say very clearly that so we haven't said anything about government debt so far.

There are several websites that provide information about government debt relief grants.

President Obama has called for federal funding of preschool programs, and the issue has received strong support in Congress despite concerns about government debt and partisan gridlock.

You know how we're always talking about government debt?

There is validity to the concept of «off book» debt, and it's true that Social Security payments don't show up in standard accounting projections, but debates about government debt already factor that in.

The public was still worried about government debt.

Foreign visitors to the Reserve Bank over the years have tended to raise questions about household debt much more frequently than they have raised questions about government debt.

Republican Senator Rand Paul pointed to the market sell - off last week as evidence of an «undercurrent of unease» among investors worried about government debt and inflation.

Not exact matches

The government already spends about $ 12 - billion each year to pay interest on its debt, about 8 per cent of revenue.

On Monday, the yen slid towards 99 per dollar, its lowest in nearly four years, as markets prepared for the BOJ to start buying about 70 percent of debt issued by the government.

The interest rate on 10 - year bonds was 1.79 % at the end of 2014 — about half as much as the federal government had to offer to get investors to buy its debt a decade ago.

There were a few dissents, but a majority of the Monetary Policy Committee also opted to create # 60 billion (about $ 100 billion) to buy government bonds over the next six months and # 10 billion to purchase corporate debt over 18 months.

We are beginning to see the drag on growth brought about the inexorable rise of total (not just government) US debt.

The pro-independence Scottish government says Scotland would be entitled to 90 per cent of Britain's oil wealth — based on divvying up the two countries» waters — but only liable for about 8 per cent of its 1.3 trillion pound ($ 2.1 trillion) national debt, based on its share of the U.K. population.

The Barnett government is hoping to raise $ 3 billion by selling 51 per cent of Western Power to Australian investors, and will also use the privatisation deal to remove about $ 8 billion of debt off the state's books.

Flaherty worries about U.S. debt, too, calling it a «persisting concern» for Canada and highlighting the government's interest in other foreign markets.

After all, the federal government will add about another $ 165 billion to our tab before our books are expected balance again, and will quickly wipe out all the debt repayment gains it's made since the mid-1990s.

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Morneau can risk expanding the deficit because the federal government's debt - to - GDP ratio is a relatively paltry 30 %, about half of what it was in the 1990s when Canada faced a fiscal crisis.

The 2011 showdown that led the U.S. to the brink of a debt default and then a government shutdown was about ideology and party politics.

On the current economic climate and the government's plans to increase the deficit, Munger said, «Of course I'm concerned about the rising level of government debt.

«We have changed our view of the difficulties in bridging the gulf between the political parties over fiscal policy, which makes us pessimistic about the capacity of Congress and the Administration to be able to leverage their agreement this week into a broader fiscal consolidation plan that stabilizes the government's debt dynamics any time soon.»

The government is aware of worries about China's accumulated debt, some 240 % of GDP.

Some industry participants, however, are already worried about a bubble forming, and rising debt levels as local governments jump into e-sports investment.

He also talked about the ratio of government debt to the size of the economy when asked about the $ 10 - billion deficit promise from the election.

A government that is sovereign in its currency, has no foreign denominated debt and a central bank that can issue its own currency does not have to worry about someone else telling them that they need to raise their interest costs.

The 10 - year U.S. Treasury yield rose 5.2 basis points to 3.035 percent on Wednesday, driven by worries about the growing supply of government debt and inflationary pressures from rising oil prices.

The latest cause for worry, as we write, is the warning by Standard & Poors that Italy's sovereign debt rating of A + is at risk (a one - in - three chance) of being downgraded in the next 2 years, due to doubts about the success of the government's debt - reduction program.

Henrico County - based Genworth Financial Inc. said Tuesday it will take steps to address its upcoming debt maturity of about $ 600 million as it again seeks approval from government regulators to be acquired by a China - based company.

But the warning by the governor about a broad restructuring raised new questions about the government's willingness to pay the debt owed by Prepa and other government enterprises on the island.

Second, the deficits posted over the 2008 - 09 to 2015 - 16 period will add about $ 200 billion to the federal government's debt, nearly doubling the reduction recorded over the 1997 - 98 to 2007 - 08 period ($ 104.7 billion).

Henrico County - based Genworth Financial Inc. said Tuesday it will take steps to address its upcoming debt maturity of about $ 600 million as it again seeks approval from government regulators to be acquired by a China - based company.

The debt deal, which came on Friday after about 19 similar summits since the start of the debt crisis (with few results), called for countries that use the euro to allows two European bailout funds to aid European banks directly, rather than make loans to governments to bail out the banks.

After all, since 2006, your government has increased government debt by $ 150 billion, after falling by about $ 80 billion under the previous Liberal government.

What is most important to recognize about successful government financial policy is that control of the money supply historically has been accompanied by control over the economy's debt overhead, including the ability to write off debts that could not be paid.

DeMarco: It's not only the debt ceiling; the continuing resolution on the federal budget is set to expire on December 8 as well, and there are some concerns about whether Congress will be able to avoid a government shutdown.

«We will continue to urge the government to remain vigilant about its spending and keep our debt - to - GDP ratio on a downward trajectory.

Analysts and investors worry that a government shutdown this week would hit not just consumer and business confidence, but also make it more likely that the United States will default on its debt when it reaches its borrowing limit in about two weeks.

A recent Department of Finance report (1) showed that the federal government's fiscal position is sustainable and that the federal debt - to - GDP ratio would fall to about 24 per cent by 2020 - 21.

White House and congressional leaders have not yet made final decisions about the amount of funding, or whether to link it to extensions of the debt limit or of broader government spending, and conversations remained fluid Thursday evening.

Assuming that the total amount of bad debt in the banking system exceeds total bank capital — something which is almost certainly true — the conversion of debt which can not be serviced into an equity position that is unlikely to generate much more (and in an economic downturn, which is when we are most concerned about the debt burden, we can assume that the decline in value of these equity positions will be highly correlated) leaves the net indebtedness of the banking system unchanged, and so the contingent liabilities of the government are unchanged even as reported debt in the system declines.

Despite all their boasting about being good fiscal managers and the evils of accumulating debt, the Conservative government doesn't seem to really care that much about reducing debt.

The speed with which China's GDP growth slows in 2013 will tell us a lot about how determined Beijing is to rebalance the economy in such a way that growth is driven more by higher household income and consumption and less by investment funded by rising government and government - related debt.

«He doesn't want to leave any question about the independence of the Governor of the Bank of Canada, but we have a situation under the Conservative government that has allowed record household debt... and the bank is really caught between a rock and a hard place, because these high debt levels create pressure for higher interest rates, but inflation is very low.

Why would anyone in the government care about reducing the debt by a measly $ 3 billion?

Current government forecasts show government debt falling to about 25 per cent of GDP (the government's target) by 2019 - 20.

In the late 1940s through the early 1970s, the U.S. and UK both reduced their debt burden by about 30 % to 40 % of GDP per decade by taking advantage of negative real interest rates, but there is no guarantee that government debt rates will continue to stay so low.

The average Class of 2014 graduate with student - loan debt has to pay back some $ 33,000, according to an analysis of government data by Mark Kantrowitz, publisher at Edvisors, a group of web sites about planning and paying for college.

In my recent National Post column, I make reference to some back - of - envelope calculations to the effect that replacing the fiscal anchor of balanced budgets to one of a fixed debt - GDP ratio allows the federal government to increase spending by 1.2 percentage points of GDP, or by about $ 25 billion.

We've already briefly talked about PSLF, a forgiveness program created to forgive the debt of not - for - profit and government workers.