Debt

The information provided details on sovereign debt levels, this provides useful investment information on determining which countries will have hampered growth from debt levels.

List of sovereign states by public debt


Global Debt Map


Europe Total Debt
Private banking assets tend to become public problems in a crisis. By that measure European countries are far worse off than the U.S.


Debt Cycles
Sovereign defaults--when a country stops paying its bills--go in waves, often following global financial crises, wars or the boom-bust cycles of commodities. Some countries, like Spain and Austria, mend their ways; others, like Argentina, are repeat offenders.


World GDP Forecast


Ring of Fire
Also, this 'ring of fire' chart published in 2010 by bond fund giant PIMCO perfectly captures the problem. Basically, you want to be in the top left corner. Being far to the right shows too much total debt and being too low down shows too much annual borrowing (debts growing too fast).


Demographic Debt Problems


USA Debt Summary
This is to be expanded on.....