Thursday, May 18, 2023

Global Debt Now $305 Trillion!

Boom times. Artem Aleshko  

CNBC: Global debt nears record highs as rate hikes trigger ‘crisis of adaptation,’ top trade body says 

* The IIF said the combination of such high debt levels and rising interest rates has driven up the cost of servicing that debt, triggering concerns about leverage in the financial system. 

* “At close to $305 trillion, global debt is now $45 trillion higher than its pre-pandemic level and is expected to continue increasing rapidly,” the IIF said. 

The global debt pile grew by $8.3 trillion in the first quarter to a near-record high of $305 trillion as the global economy faced a “crisis of adaptation” to rapid monetary policy tightening by central banks, according to a closely-watched report from the Institute of International Finance. 

The finance industry body said the combination of such high debt levels and rising interest rates has driven up the cost of servicing that debt, triggering concerns about leverage in the financial system.  

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WNU Editor: For the developed world servicing this debt is becoming a disaster. Not surprising. The Western media is blaming China .... China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse (AP).

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

IMF.

Anonymous said...

China's bait & switch "loan' deals ARE pushing poorest countries to brink of collapse. That's why they do what they do. It sure as hell ain't because they care so much about these countries

Anonymous said...

CHINA WILL BE THR NEXT SUPERPOWER FOR SURE. BETTER GET A CHINESE PASSPORT ASAP

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