Sentences with phrase «recent debt crisis»

The recent debt crisis in Europe is a case in point.

There has been a lot of talk about how the recent debt crisis would impact our economy and specifically home mortgage rates.

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U.S. retail sales figures may well determine how Wall Street opens — as well as worries about Europe's debt crisis, concerns over the U.S. economy have also been behind the recent turmoil in markets.

With debt crises looming in the U.S. and the EU, central bankers are still hesitant to heed the advice of observers who warn (as the OECD did in a recent report), that rock - bottom interest rates have touched off problematic inflation.

Bad debts have been a drag on economic activity ever since the financial crisis of 2008, but in recent months, the threat posed by an overhang of bad loans appears to be rising.

«It would be a mistake to think it would be just contained to Greece,» he said, noting that policymakers had been wrongfooted in recent years by contagion from the sub-prime debt crisis.

Koester says more companies are starting to understand how currency movements affect their business, probably as a result of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and recent volatility in the FX markets.

In recent months, the yield on US corporate bonds, especially investment - grade securities, is a little more than 100 basis points compared to the yield on government debt, dropping within striking distance of the lows seen post the 2008 financial crisis.

For example if there were to be a crisis, such as the recent sovereign debt issues in Europe, money would flow into gold in search of a safe haven, but also into dollars to escape the European issues.

His work focuses on financial regulation, corporate law, contracts, and cross-border transactions and disputes, and his most recent article, «Boilerplate Shock: Sovereign Debt Contracts as Incubators of Systemic Risk,» examines the role of financial contracts in the Eurozone sovereign debt criDebt Contracts as Incubators of Systemic Risk,» examines the role of financial contracts in the Eurozone sovereign debt cridebt crisis.

If the purpose is to ask how vulnerable a country is to a currency crisis, gross debt (as has been used in the recent Asian episodes) is the better measure.

Nevertheless, although the improving backdrop has led to some inflows in recent weeks, investor participation in the region remains low, especially after post-Brexit outflows, which outpaced those during the European debt crisis (source: BlackRock).

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Investors have piled into US treasury bonds in recent years to escape such financial scares as the eurozone debt crisis and slowing growth in ChDEBT By Gordon Platt Investors have piled into US treasury bonds in recent years to escape such financial scares as the eurozone debt crisis and slowing growth in Chdebt crisis and slowing growth in China.

However, now China's total bank debt stands at $ 25 trillion ($ 11 trillion more than in 2008), with many U.S. economists (52 % in a recent survey) concerned that China will experience a debt crisis within the next few years.

The event offered a lively discussion regarding the ramifications of the European crisis, particularly in light of recent events regarding the Greek debt.

Obama hasn't slept in recent nights due to the looming debt crisis, according to a senior administration official.

«I must admit that while Ghana has not yet faced a debt crisis of the likes of the PIGS of recent vintage (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain), Ghana has built up all the conditions and vulnerabilities for a crisis to emerge.»

But a recent report by The Intercept has identified Seth Klarman — the principle holder of the Baupost Group as a major player in the Puerto Rican debt crisis.

You could even take a few minutes to review instances in recent years (Brexit, the Greek debt crisis, fears of a slowdown in China's growth rate) when many investors were convinced a market drop would lead to a major selloff but stocks recovered.

A recent survey found that a majority of parents gave money to help support their adult children's lifestyle, get them out of a crisis or pay down debt.

As for the U.S. financial system - particularly major banks - I am continually perplexed by the juxtaposition of tens of millions of underwater mortgages and millions of delinquent and unforeclosed homes, coupled with a set of FASB accounting rules (revised at the height of the recent crisis) that allows these debts to be carried at face value upon the discretion of the banks that report the data.

Neoclassical economics believed debt levels were neutral and were proven wrong in the recent crisis.

House Representative Donovan (R) just «recently finished paying off [his student] loans from years ago;» despite his recent success, he believes that «student debt is reaching crisis proportions.»

The Great Depression and our most recent financial crisis were both fueled by misuse of debt.

Following the recent economic crisis, many people have considered credit card debt consolidation loans in an effort to pay down the balances and their credit cards.

Now we are in probably one of the most unpredictable years in recent memory, with no financial crisis to unwind, debt to be paid (written off), threats of war, and who knows what else.

Given the bad rap that credit cards have had, particularly in recent years, no thanks to consumer credit card debt piling up and contributing to the credit and subprime loan crisis, it's refreshing to see that a good number of people still love their credit cards.

A recent study shows that student loan debts are becoming a crisis.

After US was hard hit by the recent credit crises, market meltdown and recession — people are finding it more and more difficult to service their debt.

The student loan crisis has gotten so bad in recent years that employers are now stepping up to help their workers pay down debt quicker.

It is not relevant to call the bondholders «greedy,» that they are a hedge fund, or talk about their prior dealings with Collateralized Debt Obligations that failed during the recent financial crisis.)

Two key (related) themes echo through recent articles about the Greek sovereign debt crisis.

In this issue, we address the economic costs of deflation, the evolution of investment after the financial crisis, the role of debt in the recent drop in oil prices, how financial inclusion affects central bank policy, and market liquidity.

Being a recent college graduate, I deal firsthand with the major student loan debt crisis and the large amount of concern it brings to Millennials across the country.

It's been hard to ignore the recent news about our nation's current debt crisis and whether or not Congress will vote to increase America's debt ceiling — which is the amount of money the nation will be allowed to spend to continue paying what...

In the wake of the recent financial crisis, many people have found it difficult to manage their finances and pay off debts.

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.

In recent years, the further enticement of low interest rates has spawned a boom for two kinds of rentiers at the crux of the current debt crisis: home buyers and private equity firms.

Recent work has attended to complex problems such as the incarceration crisis, HIV / AIDS, credentialism, and student debt, in addition to critical writing devoted to art, film, literature, and music.

Moreover, in recent years, a number of EU Member States have had to call upon the IMF for financial support as a result of either the financial crisis or the sovereign debt crisis.

Although corporate earnings have been strong, recent economic data has been more suspect and the European debt crisis is an ongoing saga.

The report, titled «Enhanced Credit Data and Scoring: Deeper Insight into Mortgage Applicants,» notes that consumers used to pay mortgage debts first, but because of the recent financial crisis some consumers now treat paying other debts, such as credit card bills and car payments, as a higher priority to maintain personal financial liquidity.

The link between rising student loan debt and the start of the housing crisis comes on the heels of a recent report from the Federal Reserve showing that U.S. household wealth plunged nearly 40 percent from 2007 to 2010 as a result of declining home values.

The recent financial crisis left a lot of people feeling pretty spooked by debt.