Sentences with phrase «high debt levels in»

Many individuals have accumulated high debt levels in recent years and have found that the debt level that they are carrying is unmanageable.

Investors continue to be concerned about high debt levels in many European countries.

China may witness its first local government bond defaults, although the timing was uncertain, Fitch Ratings said in a press release issued on Sunday, amid persistent concerns over high debt levels in the world second largest economy.

Japan's government has among the highest debt levels in the world, with a debt - to - gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of 220 percent.

While it has a debt - to - GDP ratio of 80 %, one of the highest debt levels in the region, the financial firm says that's much lower than Greece.

Here's a quick look at some of the states whose residents have the highest debt levels in the country:

That's the highest debt level in five years and only 4.4 % under the all - time high of $ 12.68 trillion that we owed just before the economy tanked in 2008.

Total Consumer Debt as % of Discretionary Income (Send me email for the chart) The problem with the «consumer debt as percentage of discretionary income» measure (the above chart) is that it ignores the true cost of debt since higher debt levels in a low - interest - rate environment may not result in a high debt service burden (interest and principal payments) on the consumer.

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

While the high level of existing debt means rate hikes will have a stronger impact in cooling demand than they did in previous years, it is still too soon to know just how much of an effect the bank's three rate hikes have had, Poloz said.

«Canadian policy - makers have allowed household debt to rise above the disturbingly high levels reached in the U.S. in 2007, raising the risk of a similar potentially disastrous deleveraging down the road,» Madani wrote.

«I think a lot of that negative news is priced in — you have competition, you have high debt levels and you have rising costs.

A parade of reports and experts explained away high house prices and debt levels with many of the same arguments we hear today in Canada — yes, prices are way up compared to rents, but the analysis is built on flawed data; debt levels are high, but so are house prices, which minimizes the risk; America's demographics support the boom; and then the classic: There'll be a soft landing.

The banking system has been weak for years as most institutions have failed to deal with the high level of bad debt in the wake of the financial crisis.

There's opportunity in emerging market debt despite growing concerns over higher credit levels and the impact of a strong dollar, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs Asset Management told CNBC on Tuesday.

While the BoJ has argued that central bank asset purchases would not work in the absence of structural reforms, strategists said that high government debt levels will constrain fiscal expansion.

On the other hand, leaving the interest rate low encourages the kind of borrowing and spending that has produced record - high levels of consumer debt in Canada and pushed housing prices into the stratosphere.

Dr. Greenspan has long been concerned that the high US government debt levels are going to cause a Greek - like implosion in the USA.

A drop in the euro provided support, helping the exporter - heavy DAX index outperfrom with a rise of 1.5 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB rose 1.2 percent to its highest level since October 2009, as government debt rose on dimming prospects of a snap election.

In its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debIn its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debin many cities and record levels of household debt.

Public sector banks are likely to be more hesitant to lend money to these borrowers because chances of a turnaround for companies with high levels of debt seem unlikely, at least in the near term, according to Awtani.

Staley told CNBC that given the high level of debt across the world, in particular among emerging markets where dollar - denominated debt has grown dramatically, many economies could be at risk if there were sudden changes in financial conditions.

However, the lender also cautioned clients about the possibility of a sudden drop in the value of cryptocurrencies which «could expose them to substantially higher debt levels than they are able to repay.»

An August Trans - Union report revealed that Canadians hold, on average, $ 26,221 in non-mortgage debt, the highest debt levels the credit - rating firm has ever recorded.

His comments come after the IMF in October said that Canada's high debt levels, and higher - than - average pressure on Canadian households» ability to pay down that debt in the private non-financial sector, leaves its economy more sensitive to tighter financial conditions and weaker economic activity.

There has been a public debate about whether Canadians will have sufficient income in retirement given that generally people live longer, that there are more people of retirement age and that savings rates are low debt levels high.

SocGen argues that it's the major economy with the «most significant risks with pockets of significant excess in housing, high debt levels and a burgeoning NPL problem,» and thus they see the risk of a hard landing at 20 %.

Jim Rogers: The high levels of debt in some areas.

Beyond these concerns, of course, we still need to fix problems that have been with us for some time during the crisis: unacceptably high unemployment, especially among young people; high levels of debt in many countries; and the need to complete the financial reform agenda.

If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years — reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country.

China certainly has a high absolute level of debt, with levels much higher than those seen in other emerging market (EM) countries who experienced debt crises, according to Bloomberg data.

So, in summary these are some of the themes we might expect to see in the next chapter — the impact of technology and the growth of Asia; the normalisation of monetary conditions; the effects of higher levels of household debt; and the capability of our workforce and businesses to be flexible, innovative and adaptable.

NEW YORK — Auto loan originations are at the highest level in eight years and auto loan balances, which include leases, have increased for the 13th consecutive quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Q2 2014 Household Debt and Credit report.

The national savings rate may in fact justify the high debt level, as some have argued, with Chinese savings matched to debt issuance.

I believe that Canada's high house prices in relation to incomes, combined with record household debt levels and overinvestment in residential construction, will cause a severe correction in the real estate market.

This brings me to a third plot line: that is, how we deal with the higher level of household debt and higher housing prices, especially in a world of more normal interest rates.

Risks associated with the Consumer Discretionary sector include, among others, apparel price deflation due to low - cost entries, high inventory levels and pressure from e-commerce players; reduction in traditional advertising dollars; increasing household debt levels that could limit consumer appetite for discretionary purchases; declining consumer acceptance of new product introductions; and geopolitical uncertainty that could impact consumer sentiment.

As for Fed easings, I continue to doubt the effectiveness of easy monetary policy in an environment where problem debt levels are unusually high and capital spending is retrenching.

When debt levels are low, reforms aimed at improving productivity, if they are correctly designed and implemented, can result in the higher productivity and GDP growth that could, in principle, allow a country to «grow» its way out of debt.

When growth is most needed, when a country is suffering from excessively high levels of debt, it is hard to find many cases in which the aggressive implementation of reforms led to growth rates fast enough for the debtor to grow its way out of debt.

The government there said debt levels will be the highest in 22 years, which pushed stocks in Germany and France down by more than a percent; less in the U.K. Conway Gittens, Reuters

The combination of very high levels of debt and excess manufacturing capacity can lock an economy into a self - reinforcing deflationary process in which growth stagnates and debt rises faster than debt servicing capacity.

The more deeply unbalanced an economy, the higher its debt levels, or the more highly systematically distorted its balance sheets, the more the two forecasts will diverge and the more urgent it is that economists incorporate the balance sheet in their analyses.

In a low - inflation environment, nominal interest rates are also low, and households are able to service much higher levels of debt than they could in the pasIn a low - inflation environment, nominal interest rates are also low, and households are able to service much higher levels of debt than they could in the pasin the past.

You may dismiss this as politically unthinkable, but when the next recession comes, we will start with much higher debt levels than we had in 2008.

We invest in countries around the world at all levels of the capital structure — from debt (first lien bank debt, second lien loans and high yield bonds) to undervalued equity.

Chinese debt levels are extremely high and growing too rapidly largely because the growth in Chinese investment is greater than the economy's ability to absorb it productively.

There is an improvement in China's high levels of debt and its labor market.

In the case of the household sector, both Mr. Flaherty and the Governor of the Bank of Canada are warning Canadians about their high debt levels and urging them to curtail their consumption and to reduce their debt.

Students who rack up a large amount of debt and begin their careers in an entry - level position can be particularly at risk, especially if they owe larger monthly payments on high - interest debt, such as private student loans.