On the one hand, it may be that postponing a rapid resolution protects us from the most damaging consequences of a crisis, when slower growth and
a rising debt burden reinforce each other, while giving us time to rebalance less painfully — the Great depression in the US showed us how damaging the process can be.
A high and
rising debt burden is not desirable since it is not sustainable.
In either case, this would mean
a rising debt burden.
When China was underinvested, investments were nearly always productive, and so the ability to ignore budget constraints and hide the costs of nonproductive investment in the form of rising debt had little effect on the GDP data — or, to put it differently, rising debt did not reflect
a rising debt burden.
DiNapoli is concerned that
the rising debt burden could have a negative impact on the economy as a whole.
Not exact matches
Pharmaceutical giant Valeant (vrx) earned some reprieve Tuesday, with shares of the company
rising as much as 15 % on news that it had moved to ease its troubling
debt burden.
This will further increase the country's
debt burden, which has
risen dramatically since the onset of the financial crisis.
But under trudeau, the federal
debt burden only
rose from 23.0 % to 27.7 % over the ten year period.
To put it simply, even without the 2009 - 10 recession, the
debt burden would have started to
rise.
Wiping out Puerto Rico's
debt, they warned, could undermine confidence in the municipal bond market, causing bond interest rates to
rise, imposing an additional
burden on already - struggling states and municipalities across the country.
You will be criticized, (not by
debt rating agencies), but even if the deficit were to
rise to one per cent of GDP (about $ 20 billion) the
debt burden would still continue to decline.
It is difficult to understand why the record
burden of consumer
debt will be impervious to a
rising unemployment rate, particularly when companies are facing a substantial acceleration in wage inflation in recent months as they try to shore up profit margins - making substantial new layoffs inevitable.
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.
Otherwise, will
debt burden rise?
The puzzle of declining total indebtedness in the face of
rising student loan
debt can be resolved by examining
debt burdens among younger households.
This is probably correct, but there can be transitional difficulties if borrowers have not factored in
rising interest rates, have assumed that the
debt servicing
burden will be quickly eroded by
rising incomes or, in the case of investment property, that it can be sold quickly without loss if a need arises.
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.
Economists and financial experts warned that the government's fiscal situation was out of control and that without major fiscal action the deficit would continue to
rise, as would
debt and the
debt burden.
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.
The
rising cost of college has added an additional financial
burden for many parents who don't want to see their children suffer under a mountain of student loan
debt.
Now
rising interest rates and a cooling real estate market are prompting speculation the
debt burden poses a threat to the financial system.
The
rising U.S. federal
debt burden now ranks the U.S. among the most leveraged developed - market countries, and puts the U.S. at increased risk of a sovereign -
debt credit rating downgrade if the current trend continues.
While our nation's
debt burden has
risen significantly (as a percent of GDP) over the past 10 years, in our view, it has not resulted in the increased likelihood of recession.
I strongly believe if we
rise up as Citizens to speak against it, it will save the poor farmer in Asonafo another
burden of 9million dollars
debt.
For many families, the
burden of student loan
debt is overwhelming; and while Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently introduced a new student loan forgiveness program, the steady
rise in percentage of student
debt remains an issue.
Hochul said she's heard all too often from students about the
rising costs of loans, the incredible
burden the five - and six - figure sums place on young people, and the dreams they've decided to abandon or delay in order to pay down
debt.
Our findings suggest that
rising student loan
debt may serve to make the black middle class more fragile, because the latest generation of black young adults are more
burdened with
debt while also getting fewer payoffs to college.
We therefore turned our attention to another potential disincentive to research careers, the large
debt burdens caused by rapidly
rising medical school tuition costs.
It's clear that
rising tertiary education costs paid by consumers — and heavy
debt burdens on many who enter and persist in college — are part of the problem.
[1] While the election results dashed those specific proposals, the idea continues to appeal to many policymakers as a way of addressing
rising college prices, growing student
debt burdens, and unequal access to higher education institutions.
(from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee)
Rising levels of student
debt aren't just saddling former students with enormous financial
burdens, they're also threatening to inhibit those individuals» future economic activities and life choices, according to a new report by Democratic...
Household
debt rose 15 percent nationwide this year, which means a real
burden for those dealing with increased financial insecurity.
The inability to find employment after graduation at an income level that provides enough to pay off
rising student loan
debt, creates an overwhelming financial
burden for many graduates.
We face
rising prices for consumption, turgid asset prices at best, and the
debt burden holds us back.
Lisa Murkowski said, «I am extremely concerned with the
rising cost of higher education and the overwhelming amount of
debt that
burdens graduates.»
Much of the debate around Canada's buoyant housing market has centred on the growing amount of Canadian household
debt, and questions about the ability of consumers to handle their overall
debt burdens if and when interest rates
rise from prolonged lows.
Nevertheless, the ability of Canadians to manage the
burden of their
debt amid
rising interest rates has been repeatedly identified as a key concern for the Bank of Canada.
As much conversation there is about the increasing
burden of student loan
debt and
rise in tuition — there isn't enough talk about the billions of dollars that students leave on the table each year.
Now
rising interest rates and a cooling real estate market are prompting speculation the
debt burden poses a threat to the financial system.
Rising student
debt burdens may prove to be one of the more painful aftershocks of the Great Recession, especially if left unaddressed.
These types of multidimensional lifetime earnings estimates may prove to be particularly beneficial to American consumers right now amidst the
rising cost of college tuition that has been matched with a
rising student - loan
burden that now exceeds credit - card
debt and may reach $ 1 trillion before the end of 2011.
The puzzle of declining total indebtedness in the face of
rising student loan
debt can be resolved by examining
debt burdens among younger households.
The initiative, enacted in 2007, focused specifically on the
rising cost of higher education and the rapidly growing
burden of student
debt.
The
burden of borrowing: A report on
rising rates of student loan
debt.
Total
Debt Service
Burden as % of Discretionary Income (Send me email for the chart)
Rising interest rates will escalate problems that stem from consumer indebtedness.
Their titles are provocative, like The End of College, and they consider
rising tuition and
debt which
burden large numbers of students and their families.
«Raised by Gen - X parents during a time marred by economic stress,
rising student -
debt burdens, socioeconomic tensions and war overseas, these youths carry a less idealistic, more pragmatic perspective on the world.»
Solo living is becoming more difficult for younger generations, especially for millennials who are struggling to afford
rising home prices if they are
burdened with student loan
debt.
«The
rising student loan
debt problem is another consequence of the housing downturn,» says NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg, a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «As more and more parents face tighter budget restraints as a result of lower home values, this is forcing an increasing number of students to take out loans for tuition, essentially shifting some of the
burden of paying for college from parents to students.»
«High prices, low inventories,
rising rents and student
debt burdens are all part of a deck that's heavily stacked against buyers in competitive markets, but there's reason for optimism ahead.