government-debt

A consulting firm is predicting close to $100 billion of municipal-bond defaults over the next five years as state and local government-debt problems "dampen" the U.S. economic recovery.

World Watch 2011

Europe's bailout fund has the potential to add about six percentage points to the euro area's government-debt ratio, which is currently about 84% of GDP—though it would largely be replacing borrowing that financially troubled governments would otherwise be doing in markets.

Crises Nudge Debt Loads to Brink Mark Whitehouse 2011

The government-debt ratio is also increasing, and is expected to reach just above 83% of GDP in the EU in 2012, and above 88% in the euro area during the period.

EU Raises 2011 Growth Forecasts Riva Froymovich 2011

The European Union is a major area of copper consumption, often second behind China, and concern that a government-debt default will destabilize this economic bloc is pressuring copper futures lower.

Copper Slips to 4-Week Low on Contagion, Economic Worries Tatyana Shumsky 2011

But any additional government-debt issuance to finance those efforts needs to be backed up with a clear source of funding to avoid further denting Japan's credibility in financial markets, Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Kaoru Yosano said in an interview with Dow Jones.

Japan to Spend $124 Billion on Recovery Andrew Monahan 2011

It's hard to think of someone with more expertise in the currency and government-debt markets, but Mr. Druckenmiller's view on the debt limit bumps up against virtually the entire Wall Street-Washington financial establishment.

What If the U.S. Treasury Defaults? James Freeman 2011

The selloff in Treasurys more than erased gains established earlier in the session, even after Moody's said it downgraded Italy's government-debt rating by three notches to A2 with a negative outlook.

Treasurys Sink on Euro-Zone Plans Cynthia Lin 2011

Some say the crossover is part of a broader shift in the government-debt markets.

What's News: Business & Finance 2011

After Ireland and Greece sought aid last year, investors have been focusing on Portugal in the belief it will become the next casualty of the euro zone's government-debt crisis.

Portugal Sets Vote as Crisis Deepens Patricia Kowsmann 2011

BERLIN—Barely 12 hours after a reluctant European Central Bank breathed new life into the euro project, German politics dashed hopes that Europe would soon receive a bigger bulwark against a spreading government-debt crisis.

Germany Opposes Larger Rescue Fund Bernd Radowitz 2011