Holders of US Treasury Debt
Below is a pie chart representing the percentage of marketable U.S. treasury securities held by various investor classes as delineated in the latest Federal Reserve flow of funds report.
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Dagong cuts US sovereign rating one level to A, on par with Russia and South Africa
Patrick Chovanec talked to Bloomberg earlier today about the Chinese rating agency Dagong’s downgrade of US sovereign debt to Single-A. Chovanec says that Dagong is ‘hyper-senstive’ to US risk.
Full Fitch Statement Shows US Downgrade Risk Remains In Play
Here is some more color on the Fitch comments on the US. First headline to hit the tapes was that the “deal reached is commensurate with AAA rating.” However, the full statement is that “commensurate with its 'AAA' rating, the risk of…
Chart of the day: tax burden in the US and globally
Despite the widespread view in the US that taxes are high, taxes in the US are relatively low both in the global and historical context. These two charts from the Globe & Mail make that plain.
Staring into the eye of recession
After the US GDP revisions we saw on Friday, it is clear that the US economy is at stall speed. But globally, we are seeing a slowdown in Europe and emerging markets too, especially China. And the fact is monetary and fiscal policy are…
Roach and Roubini: Chinese have lost confidence in America’s ‘dysfunctional economic…
Separately, both Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Roach, two leading American economists with differing views on the Chinese domestic economy have pointed out the concern China has with the dysfunctional US political system. Increasingly, the…
Chart of the Day: US – European Gap in Employment Ratio Virtually Gone
The employment-to-population ratio had been much higher in the US than Europe. This gap narrowed dramatically in the last decade and had almost disappeared by the end of 2009. Draw your conclusions about what this says about the different…
USA Debt Crisis: Is There Any Truth?
Last week the NY Times covered the division within the economic community over the way out of the USA's overspending / balance budgeting.
“Reasonable people can sit down and, apart from any political or policy motivations, come up…
Worrying weak macro trends in China, US and Europe
Economic growth warning signs are evident all around in recent data from the US, Europe and China. This should mean negative earnings surprises by Q3 earnings season.
The debt ceiling debate: view from Germany
Here’s what Germany’s largest daily newspaper Bild Zeitung has to say about the politics in the US around the debt ceiling.