Pres. Barack Obama & The Global Economy
Will there be a vast improvement in the Global Economy under Pres. Barack Obama or will it likely turn into a blame game of the Bush Administration? What are your thoughts?
S&P: 60% of Countries Will Be Bankrupt Within 50 Years
By Daniel Tencer
S&P: Predicts US will have a debt of 415% of GDP by 2050 - Some sixty percent of the world's economies will be so in debt by 2060 that their debt will be downgraded to "junk" status, effectively bankrupting the countries. Ref. Source 6
IMF raises spectre of civil wars as global inequalities worsen:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that "dangerous" imbalances have emerged that threaten to derail global recovery and stoke tensions that may ultimately set off civil wars in deeply unequal countries. Ref. Source 3
Geithner Says Failure to Raise Debt Limit Risks Causing `Severe Hardship':
"You will shake the basic foundations of the entire global financial system," Geithner told a Senate subcommittee today. "I'm totally confident that Congress will act to avoid that." It would be "inconceivable" that lawmakers will not act in time, he said. Ref. Source 9