https://freerepublic.com/tag/viciouscycle/ en-us Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:57:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4396861/posts Ever-higher costs to service mounting debt loads pose a major risk to governments around the world, economists have warned. Global debt rose by $10 trillion in the first half of the year to top $365 trillion, according to research published by the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday. State debts are rising as yields on medium- and long-term government bonds issued by a slew of the world’s biggest economies hit their highest levels in more than a decade — including in the U.S., Japan, France and the U.K. Rising yields reflect growing investor discomfort at rising interest rates, persistent energy... CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4396861/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:57:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218882/posts A new plan needed as the cycle grows vicious By Wolfgang Münchau Published: March 29 2009 22:37 | Last updated: March 29 2009 22:37 So you think you can see the green shoots of recovery? You draw comfort from the recent stabilisation of forward-looking indicators such as new home sales in the US? Or you think the stock market rally marks the end of the crisis? Of course, economic growth rates are bound to improve soon for technical reasons. Otherwise, not much would be left of the global economy by the end of the year. Even if a recovery were... FT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218882/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:44:45 GMT