February 14, 2024
“…Jamie Dimon says Washington is facing a global market “rebellion” because of the tab it is racking up, while Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan believes it’s time to stop admiring the problem and instead do something about it. Elsewhere The Black Swan author Nassim Taleb says the… Continue Reading…
February 13, 2024
“Americans now owe a collective $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances increased by $50 billion, or roughly 5%, in the fourth quarter of 2023,… Continue Reading…
February 12, 2024
“Credit card debt in the United States increased by $50 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to recent findings from the New York Federal Reserve. The latest report, released Tuesday, found the total credit card balances stood at $1.13 trillion… Continue Reading…
January 4, 2024
“The U.S. national debt topped $34 trillion for the first time ever, crossing a critical milestone at a time when government spending is already under scrutiny… Even more worrisome is that the spike in interest rates over the past year… Continue Reading…
January 4, 2024
“Billions of dollars in loans on office buildings that are about to come due could play havoc with the US economy after interest rates soared. About $117 billion worth is expected to be due this year and needs to be repaid or… Continue Reading…
December 6, 2023
“For some shoppers, the upcoming holiday season may lead to piling on more debt. About 25% of Americans are still paying off holiday debt from 2022, according to WalletHub’s November holiday shopping survey… As of November, the average credit card interest rate… Continue Reading…
December 6, 2023
“…“If interest rates basically stay at their current levels, interest will be the second-largest government program in two years,” said Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. “Only Social Security will be larger.” Voters… Continue Reading…
October 27, 2023
“BlackRock Inc. predicts that the global private debt market will roughly double to $3.5 trillion by 2028, one of the most bullish calls to date on the growth of the industry… BlackRock said it expects private debt to grow at… Continue Reading…
October 17, 2023
“Country Garden’s entire offshore debt will be deemed to be in default if China’s largest private property developer fails to make a $15 million coupon payment on Tuesday, the end of a 30-day grace period… With nearly $11 billion of… Continue Reading…
October 10, 2023
“Chinese real estate developer Country Garden Holdings said it expects it will not be able to make all of its offshore repayments, including those issued in U.S. dollar notes. The company failed to make a debt repayment of 470 million Hong Kong… Continue Reading…
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