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What does it mean when central banks buy bonds (QE)? [closed]
If I lend money to the government, they issue me a bond with the agreement that they will pay me interest and when the bond matures they will give me back the money I have invested.
When central ...
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Does total US public debt include state debt?
When I see total US public debt, I wonder whether state debt is included. If "total US public debt" used differently for different cases, I will restrict my case to the usage in national accounting/St....
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can the government or debt collectors garnish money from any bank account to which the debtor has access?
A trusted family member has access to my savings account. The savings account is mine, but the family member's name appears next to mine, which means that they are entitled to withdraw money from the ...
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Governments Debt/GDP and Budget (deficit/surplus), how to read the figures to decide what bonds to buy?
After searching for hours on Google I found these two great tables (theya are also sortable):
list of Government Debt to GDP ratio
list of Government budget (I took hours to find this because I ...
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How can all these countries owe so much money? Why & where did they borrow it from?
When I look at this long list of countries with debt, I get the feeling we've all been sold a load of manure. How can so many countries owe so much money? Generally speaking, why did they borrow it, ...
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Where do countries / national governments borrow money from? [closed]
It seems that every country on Earth is in debt, but nowhere on the news do they ever mention to who. If countries are all in debt to each other then why not just cancel all the countries debt.
If it'...
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