Sentences with phrase «global debt levels»

According to a recent Reuters report, global debt levels are now at a record high of $ 233 trillion, up from $ 142 trillion in 2007 and $ 87 trillion in 2000.

The drivers of this low growth environment stem from four secular headwinds — aging demographics, depressed productivity, high global debt levels and incessant deflation deriving from globalization.

Aside from Brexit, British banks faced «material» risks from global debt levels, asset valuations and past misconduct.

According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), global debt levels rose by a further $ 21 trillion last year (US dollars), leaving total outstanding debt at $ US237 trillion, the highest level on record.

Not exact matches

«Still - low global rates continue to support unprecedented levels of debt accumulation,» the IIF said.

He points to high levels of global debt, low liquidity in markets, political events affecting trade and structural imbalances in some emerging economies.

«Global levels of debt across all sectors rose by $ 21 trillion last year accounting for more than 80 % of the total $ 25 trillion increase since 2012.»

However, while overall debt levels increased sharply last year, it was actually slower than the increase recorded in nominal GDP, seeing the global debt - to - GDP ratio fall to 318 %.

Also, while consumer debt is falling and corporate debt is not yet at crisis levels, keep in mind that government debt has skyrocketed — ironically, as a response to slow growth in the global economic system.

Furthermore... It Is Their Only Legitimate Medium Term Option... As Global Sovereign Debt Stacks Have Already Grown Above The Levels That Can Be Sustained By Even The Most Optimistic Economic Growth Forecasts.

The PBO identified four key downside risks to the private sector forecast: global growth, especially in the U.S. could be slower than anticipated; the appreciation of the Canadian dollar could adversely affect exports; sovereign debt issues in Europe could restrain recovery there and put upward pressure on global interest rates; and the high level of household debt in Canada could restrain domestic demand.

Instead, duplication of credit between deficit and surplus countries has kept the system far from equilibrium while sending global relative debt to record levels.

Year - to - date issuance for global high - yield debt reached the highest level for any full year in September and continues to expand.

China's credit rating was downgraded one notch to A + by ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), which cited increased economic and financial risks, following the significant rise in the country's debt levels since the global financial crisis.

However, during September some global institutions voiced concerns about the speed at which China has accumulated debt — which has risen from 147 % of GDP in 2008 to 255 % in March of this year according to the Bank for International Settlements — could hamper the country's ability to maintain its current level of growth.

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While only Italy and Japan here are considered major economies on a global scale, the high debt levels of countries like Greece or Portugal are also important to monitor.

It was owned from 2006 to 2011 by Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital, which geared it up with high debt levels just before the global financial crisis.

That's despite New Zealand heading into the global financial crisis with an economy in recession and massive public spending and debt levels.

Most worrisome is the slowdown in growth; weakening global demand; rising inflation; restrictions in capital flows; rising debt levels; increased exchange rate volatility and depleting external reserves.»

Crisis is an over-used and exhausted word but today's level of debt is a crisis that places Britain in the global slow lane for many years to come.

So much industrial capacity was added to the global economy in this China - driven, debt - fueled, technology - enhanced business cycle that it is taking a long time for demand to recover to capacity - clearing levels.

Payden Global Low Duration Fund seeks a high level of total return, consistent with preservation of capital, by investing in a wide variety of debt instruments and income - producing securities.

With global growth barely budging and government and consumer debt at extremely high levels, it's conceivable that rates could stay this low indefinitely.

There are additional risks due to debt levels in the underlying countries, inflation and interest rates, investment activity, and global political and economic concerns.

Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund warned in its Global Financial Stability report of Canada's high debt levels and higher - than - average pressure on Canadian households» ability to pay down that debt.

Also, while consumer debt is falling and corporate debt is not yet at crisis levels, keep in mind that government debt has skyrocketed — ironically, as a response to slow growth in the global economic system.

High levels of government and household debt, heightened interest rate sensitivity, unfavorable demographic trends, weakened financial systems and complex global and financial inter-linkages mean that heightened macroeconomic volatility will almost certainly be a fact of life in coming years and decades.

During the recent global financial crisis, financial markets in Europe experienced significant volatility due, in part, to concerns about rising levels of government debt and the prevalence of increased budget deficits.

They don't like to talk about the distribution of wealth at the national level, much less the global level — where, as none other than Pope Francis has recently reminded us, we owe the developing world, the poorest people on the planet, a massive ecological and climate debt.

At the same time, global debt is reaching record levels, and the idea of the «everything bubble» is attracting more and more attention.