Friday Finance: America believes debt does not matter

Friday Finance: America believes debt does not matter

America leadership debacle over debt has damage instead of default in the aftermath. 12:24 AM Posted by Donny Wise - EMPOWER4U   The political leadership use of default in the negotiations to find compromise on increasing America's debt ceiling was the worst case scenario in becoming a reality in lieu of stalemate in political negotiations. The resolve did come at the last moment to avoid default on American debt, but the resolution did avoid default but damage to the American economy was extensive and grave to the public witness in America and overseas that a debt limit increase almost led to a default. The political capability to make the entitlement and taxation changes to restore fiscal balance to America's finances has a zero chance in Congress before default does happen in the United States. The posturing of ideology is a higher priority than the survival of the American Republic as the drug of power brings delusions of grandeur and omnipotence when humans … [Read more...]

Countdown Greece: How long until next debt crisis?

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The doubts on the financial solvency of Greece were made loud and clear in Europe. The insured bondholders were expecting a $2.5 billion payout in lieu of losses. The investors were searching high yields for new Greek bonds, the pricing on bonds in the post debt swap (default) were 40% lower than expected in parity with the Euro, and the IMF made a statement about the obligation of Greece to meet all requirements on the financing agreement including parliamentary action on reform. The reason for the swap and finance package was to restore Greece's ability to restore confidence and financial solvency. However, the confidence is faint and financial solvency is doubtful. Is the world's political leadership so fragile and so unable that deferring a default is wiser than cutting losses now? The ramifications of pushing the default into the future are grave for Europe, America, and the global economy. The future default of Greece would produce a more cataclysmic event than a default … [Read more...]

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