And «when people talk about a possible European
nation debt default, we're talking about something that could happen within 12 to 18 months fairly easily.»
Not exact matches
Military rule will certainly not improve the
nation's 8 % - of - GDP budget hole or its 72 % - of - GDP
debt load, which is already well beyond the point that pushed Argentina to
default on its international
debt obligations back in 2001.
Washington and the
nation are staring down an Aug. 2 deadline to raise the
debt limit or face national
default.
His aides have made clear they believe the U.S. public would blame Republicans - not Obama - if the
nation is forced into a
debt default that he has said would be «catastrophic» for the world economy.
«There are only two options to deal with the
debt limit: Congress can pay its bills or they can fail to act and put the
nation into
default,» said Press Secretary Jay Carney.
The
nation may need another $ 15 billion, according to the European Union, and Standard & Poor's said a
debt default may be inevitable as it cut Ukraine's credit rating to CCC - last week, nine steps below investment grade.
China's one - year sovereign bond yield has climbed 14 basis points since the devaluation, while the cost to insure the
nation's
debt against
default jumped to a two - year high.
When
debt issues with Greece first surfaced, Gundlach said it took him «about 12 seconds» to realize that the
nation was facing
default.
The deal marks a major milestone for Argentina and its new president, Mauricio Macri, restructuring the lion's share of the
debt remaining from the
default and freeing up the
nation to tap international markets for much - needed financing as its commodities - rich economy falters.
Mohamed El - Erian, the chief economist at the investment firm Pimco, said he believed lawmakers would reach an agreement to raise the
debt ceiling and avert a
default on the country's
debt, but that the
nation's rating would remain vulnerable.
That could set up another showdown like those that took place in 2011 and 2013 — when lawmakers brought the government to the brink of
defaulting on U.S.
debt, leading Standard & Poor's to downgrade the
nation's credit rating for the first time.
Moody's Investors Service announced it would review «for possible downgrade» the credit ratings of five states, including Maryland, that could be hit particularly hard if Congress fails to raise the
nation's
debt limit by the Aug. 2 deadline and
defaults on its financial obligations.
Since December 1, 2011 the European Parliament has banned naked Credit
default swap (CDS) on the
debt for sovereign
nations.
For all you know from that data, the dips in «approval» are 100 % related to our allies being PO'd over the fact that US is in a total standstill and harming the global economy on a regular basis because of the GOP / Teatrolls» temper tantrums, shutdown threats and threats to
default on the
nation's
debts.
A similar agreement was reached eight years later with the Paris Club of creditor
nations (the last remaining Argentine
debt still in
default besides bonds held by holdouts) on
debt repayment totaling $ 9 billion including penalties and interest.
After all, it doesn't cost the ECB anything to absorb those
debts, but it indirectly spreads the risk to the euro - core
nations if there is ever a
default or unfavorable restructuring.
@joshuademasi
Nations with their own currencies don't have to
default on
debts.
Imagine a world where many developed
nations default on their
debts.
The lender can hand the bad
debt to a collection agency, and the
default can be reported to the
nation's three large credit bureaus.
Default happens when a
nation gives up; they conclude that there is no way that they can pay off the
debts incurred.
Some say that so long as a primary dealer can «repo previously issued govt bonds at the central bank to gain reserves to purchase the new issue bonds at a Treasury auction, that
nation can never
default, no matter what the level of
debt to GDP ratio is....»
Major
nations have often
defaulted on their
debts.
The Greek parliament has voted narrowly in favour of a package of austerity measures aimed at preventing the
nation from
defaulting on its
debts.
Regardless of the concerns, many are expecting that South Africa may be able to avoid receiving a fourth credit score downgrade at less than a calendar year due to a decline in the cost of insuring the
nation's sovereign
debt against
default utilizing credit -
default swaps.