The second assumption is that increasing debt will only leave future generations with
higher debt burdens without greater productive capital to pay for it.
«The rating would be upgraded if we conclude that the positive economic and fiscal trends are likely to be sustained and if
the high debt burden moves on a steady, downward trend.
«Fitch believes that the province will also be challenged in restraining ongoing capital spending to make progress in lowering
the high debt burden and accumulated deficit over time,» it said.
While such a rate of expansion will clearly not be sustainable in the longer run, there is little sign at this stage that the appetite for borrowing has been restrained by the recent increases in interest rates, even though
the higher debt burden of households might be expected to make them more responsive to interest rate changes.
College dropouts face a unique challenge —
high debt burdens coupled with an inability to secure a higher - paying job because they don't have a degree.
And, while millennials are struggling with
the higher debt burden, they are increasingly opting to live in major cities.
Moody's pointed to four state budgets that have kept spending under a 2 percent year - over-year growth rate and a pension system that helps mitigate
high debt burdens.
The millennial generation has
the highest debt burden of any generation and this is why I decided to begin a blog.
Because of the relatively low teacher salaries they can expect,
these high debt burdens dissuade students from entering the teaching profession.
Our home equity lenders in Bradford are ready to lend up to 85 % LTV on the property but they are too sensitive to risk lending to homes with
a high debt burden.
Weak business fundamentals, unfavorable capital market conditions, and
high debt burdens are a lethal combination for these types of businesses.
As CIBC economist Avery Shenfeld noted recently, much of the growth in household borrowing is coming from those who already have
high debt burdens, not «less indebted families getting drawn to the punch bowl by the promise of low [interest] rates.»
College dropouts face a unique challenge —
high debt burdens coupled with an inability to secure a higher - paying job because they don't have a degree.Meanwhile, one university is attempting to predict which students are most likely to quit their studies so advisers can step in to help.
The millennial generation has
the highest debt burden of any generation and this is why I decided to begin a blog.
The millennial generation has
the highest debt burden of any generation and this is why I decided to begin a blog.
For students interested in careers in social justice, (for example: anti-poverty law, legal aid positions, human rights and immigration), having
a high debt burdens is effectively a barrier to employment within that field.
The consequences of taking on higher debt become ever more dire when one spouse passes away, leaving
a higher debt burden for the surviving spouse.
The millennial generation has
the highest debt burden of any generation and this is why I decided to begin a blog.
The millennial generation has
the highest debt burden of any generation and this is why I decided to begin a blog.
She said the program is to help those who can afford mortgage payments, but aren't able to save a down payment (although she failed to mention
the higher debt burden property virgins will have to carry).
Not exact matches
Under European rules, a public recapitalization entails that equity holders and subordinated creditors (owners of
high - ranking
debt) will have to share the
burden and enter a «bail - in» of 8 percent (minimum) before public money is used.
The problem is that many boomers are
burdened by student loan
debt accrued from funding their children's
higher education.
Six of the 25 schools whose MBAs graduate with the
highest average loans are public, including Kenan - Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, where the average
debt burden is $ 93,898 and 61 % of all graduates are in hock.
He mentioned that Spain still has a very
high level of
debt, both public and private, and unemployment is still a
burden.
«The U.S. stands out in the global context [for] an unusually
high ability to carry a large government
debt burden,» the study states.
As Scotiabank mentioned in a note last week: «
Higher interest rates are going to make the
burden of refinancing the
debt considerably heavier, and as more money goes into servicing the
debt, it means less money is available to spend on other things, which could lead to less infrastructure spending and increased austerity.»
The pessimists cite demographic trends,
high debt levels, increasing regulatory
burdens that stifle innovation and political issues.
In other words, Canadians want better highways, better subways, better education and healthcare, but they are not prepared to pay for them through deficits and
higher debt, even if this borrowing for new infrastructure doesn't increase our future
debt burden.
In other words Canadians want better highway, better subways, better education and healthcare, but they are not prepared to pay for them through deficits and
higher debt, even if this borrowing for new infrastructure doesn't increase our future
debt burden.
Conventional wisdom holds that the millennial generation, influenced by the 9/11 attacks,
burdened with student
debt and reared in a world of
high - speed mobile devices, is a unique group of young people.
Generally speaking, the lower the interest coverage ratio, the
higher the company's
debt burden and the greater the possibility of bankruptcy or default.
But in the 1920s the Allies imposed an unpayably
high reparations
burden on Germany — largely to obtain the foreign exchange to pay the Inter-Ally arms
debts that the U.S. Government insisted on collecting, rather than forgiving these
debts as allies traditionally had done among themselves upon achieving victory.
A
high and rising
debt burden is not desirable since it is not sustainable.
A larger government does not mean running deficits or a
higher level of
debt or
debt burden.
Unless China is able, very improbably as I have argued, to reform the financial sector deeply enough and quickly enough, the cost of a more competitive (i.e. more highly subsidized) export sector is ultimately a rise in the
debt burden, unless of course Beijing is willing to tolerate
higher unemployment or to implement greater wealth transfers from the state to the household sector.
Despite the risks to the
debt burden, Moody's baseline scenario is that the
debt - to - GDP will remain below 60 %, mitigated by the strong nominal GDP growth due to
high inflation and the existence of government financial buffers (around 14 % of GDP).
Well - recognized risks: The Bank is focused on the impact of
higher rates and
high household
debt burdens on consumers.
Scott Sumner told us in September 2009 that «the real problem was nominal,» that is, the recession and its
high unemployment were primarily due to an unsatisfied excess demand for money (combined with real effects on
debt burdens of nominal income being below its previous path).
In addition, indicators of financial stress — such as loan arrears — remain low, suggesting that the
high debt - servicing
burden is not yet imposing a significant constraint on consumer spending.
New Dole looks to be massively undervalued, will still hold very good
high value assets, especially saleable land, has some future potential catalysts that could help unlock value, it should be able to compete better with Fresh Del Monte and Chiquita, and new Dole will now be freed up to make acquisitions and improvements to its business and operations after the transaction with Itochu closes as it will not be
burdened by the massive amount of
debt that it has carried for years.
Barely two weeks after the gala, the New York Times reported that the firm — struggling under a $ 90 billion
debt burden — had started asking its own employees for money in the form of thousand - dollar loans to be paid back with
high interest.
Work toward paying down student loans and mortgages now, so you aren't
burdened with
higher debt later.
The
high cost of education and the
burden of student
debt prevents many from pursuing and remaining in public interest careers.
The government is confronting the worst fiscal situation in the U.S. with deficits forecast to remain in the 10 per cent range of GDP, and the
debt burden to rise steadily
higher, possibly reaching over 100 per cent within 15 years.
Although rising U.S. Treasury
debt has not historically fueled
higher interest rates (until recently), the timing of the U.S.
debt burden may play a larger role.
This begs the following question: how fast can personal consumption grow if new
debt growth slows or bears a
higher interest
burden or credit losses escalate?
Many have attributed the recent increase in Treasury yields to concern over the growing U.S. Treasury
debt burden and the
higher debt - to - GDP (gross domestic product) ratio that is expected to result from recent U.S. fiscal policies.
If we wish to avoid this fate, we need to take immediate action to both reduce the
burden of existing student
debt and prevent future
debt from piling up even
higher.
Of course, this would be a rather unfortunate irony:
higher education is supposed to enhance a nation's growth, but with such an enormous
debt burden, graduates might not be able to spend and invest enough to allow that growth to occur.
To do this we can not overburden corporate america with taxes that are too
high and also we can not
burden the ecomomy with too much
debt.