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What the National Debt Means to You

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The majority of the national debt is issued in the form of government bonds, known as Treasuries. Some worry that excessive government debt levels can impact economic stability with ramifications for the strength of the currency in trade, economic growth, and unemployment. seen debt levels trend down in a material manner.

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Data Update 3 for 2021: Currencies, Commodities, Collectibles and Cryptos

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In my last post , I described the wild ride that the price of risk took in 2020, with equity risk premiums and default spreads initially sky rocketing, as the virus led to global economic shutdowns, and then just as abruptly dropping back to pre-crisis levels over the course of the year. Currencies : A currency serves three functions.

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How Treasurers Can Prepare For A Real-Time Payments Ecosystem

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One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets. As a whole, the U.S.

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Washington Attempts to Bully India into Cutting Ties with Russia

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The G-7 plans are likely to send oil prices higher (despite US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claiming the opposite ) and reduce tanker availability, both of which will threaten India’s energy security and hurt its economy as India is the third-largest consumer and importer of oil worldwide. Russia is far from reliable in any realm.

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

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GE On Why The Road To Growth Runs Through Cross-Border Payments

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A key part of this effort is cross-border payments, which are vital to keeping supply chains running smoothly and securely in the more than 100 countries in which GE operates. The company is hardly alone in facing headwinds in the current economic climate, either, which can pose additional challenges for multinational companies.

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Bitcoin Daily: MicroStrategy CEO Says Bitcoin Is ‘Less Risky’ Than Cash; Police Probe Indian Crypto Exchange In $272K Theft

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MicroStrategy was reportedly the first public firm to invest most of its treasury in the cryptocurrency in the summer, according to Bloomberg. The firm has roughly half a billion dollars primarily kept in short-term federal government securities prior to the pandemic.