After topping a record US$40 trillion, US national debt looks set to climb further.
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Africa needs to invest in itself.
When central banks raise interest rates, debt holders feel the impact. But high rates also create an opportunity.
The need to better protect consumers was raised years ago in the banking royal commission. So why does it feel like we are back here again?
Finance ministers should stay away from debt negotiations because their interests are more short term.
African countries can move from being price takers to price negotiators. They should be able to reduce debt costs, freeing up resources for development.
A successful African rating agency would shift power in global finance.
What happens in the government bond market might seem far removed from everyday life, but it’s important to understand how it can affect us all.
Why it’s time to reconsider an idea that was popular with economists during the great depression.
Ghana’s finance ministry is struggling to build consensus on the country’s debt burden.
Why the IMF has weighed into the UK’s current financial situation and what it means for markets.
Investor confidence in the UK is at a low, and the bond market has reacted dramatically.
There are a number of reasons why Ghana’s domestic borrowing is more expensive than foreign debt.
The Federal Reserve decided to slow its pace of bond-buying, potentially the beginning of the end of a program that’s been supporting the economy since March 2020.
Abandoned US oil and gas wells and their associated land cover more than 2 million acres, a recent study estimates – an area larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
Many Americans have been unable to pay their electric bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, racking up billions of dollars in delinquent bills. Where will the money come from?
The most important change is a guarantee about the future, one the RBA can be held to.
Borrowing to reduce unemployment and increase growth will pay for itself.
The Reserve Bank Australia has exhausted the limits of monetary policy, There’s no magic pudding, says governor Philip Lowe.
To understand what bonds are, it helps to see a picture.
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