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- What Higher Savings Means for the Economy
- Americans find themselves in a situation economists describe as 'The Paradox of Thrift:' Saving is good for the household, but bad for the overall economy.
- Videos 2009-03-10
- Is Saving More a Good Thing?
- Americans have cut down dramatically on spending and ratcheted up their savings rates. And while that's good for the economy long term, helping to finance valuable investment, in the short term, it's only making our economic woes worse…A recent store visit underscores just how dramatically spending habits have changed in...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Are You Saving Too Much?
- The economic crisis has driven families to rediscover a long-forgotten American virtue: thrift. Ironically, that's exactly what the economy doesn't need right now.The message from the Administration and the U.S. Treasury couldn't be clearer: Please start spending again, America. Your economy needs you. But we haven't been listening....
- Articles 2009-03-24
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- Household debt threat from banks.
- Jan 11, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- Credit rating agent Fitch's latest research indicates that Australia's banks are vulnerable to household debt. Fitch estimates that this sector's debt is equivalent to 105 per cent of household income and represents a greater ...
- Research articles 2002-01-10
- The Growth of Consumer Credit and the Household Debt Service Burden
- This paper summarizes some of the relevant facts concerning the growth of consumer credit and the household debt service burden, outline the results of the research that has been conducted in this area, and look at the questions that might be answered with additional research. Read on for further information...
- White papers 2000-01-02
- Rate rise hurt more these days: Treasury.(household debt)(Brief Article)
- Apr 10, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Australians households have become more vulnerable to higher interest rates or reduced incomes. This is according to the Australian Treasury's submission for the Australian Senate Economics Reference Committee inquiry into household debt. It...
- Research articles 2005-04-10
- Growing Household Debt Replaces Asset 'Bubble' Anxiety for Thai Economy.
- By Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--While local economists say there is little risk of an asset price bubble over the next three years, increasing household debt -- spurred in part by government policies -- could pose...
- Research articles 2004-02-03
- Household debt unease.
- Aug 12, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- The Reserve Bank of Australia board has issued another warning about household debt. The central bank's board has noted that much of the funds being borrowed for consumption-related purchases in Australia are being...
- Research articles 2002-08-12
- Household debt leaps $32bn.
- Sep 28, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian Bureau of Statistics figures indicate that Australian households have had their assets increased by a rising sharemarket. Total assets rose by $A52bn in the June 2003 quarter. Household debt increased during the same period...
- Research articles 2003-09-28
- Greenspan says household finances fit despite rising debt
- WASHINGTON AFP ? America's consumers are in good financial shape despite racking up a whopping nine trillion dollars in debt, US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said. "Overall, the household sector seems to be in good shape," Greenspan told meeting of Credit Union National Association. "Much of the...
- Research articles 2004-02-23
- We're getting deeper in debt.
- Nov 13, 2002 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) US investment bank, Goldman Sachs, is predicting Australia's household debt will rise to 130 per cent by the end of 2002. This will make it the highest debt-to-income level in the English-speaking world. The present...
- Research articles 2002-11-14
- Has the Rise in Debt Made Households More Vulnerable?1
- Introduction and Summary Over the past decade, household debt has risen to record levels in a number of OECD countries. The large size of these debt run-ups, coupled with, in several instances, changes in the characteristics of some of the relevant instruments, are estimated to have raised the sensitivity of...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Household Driven Deflation?
- Tyler Durden submits: In his daily report yesterday, David Rosenberg had some pertinent things to say about deflation, not the least of which was debunking Melissa Francis' preconception that inflation is equivalent to commodity price increases. The key issue is the differential between absolute and relative price increases: in...
- External links 2009-06-07
- Households drowning in debt.
- Jul 04, 2003 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) The average Australian household owes $A88,375 in debt. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, household debt is around 122 of assets. The Reserve Bank of Australia RBA believes that the cost of servicing this...
- Research articles 2003-07-04
- Non-banks blamed for debt surge.(Brief Article)
- Mar 23, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian nonbank lenders have been blamed for the rise in Australian household debt. Ahmed Fahour, of National Australia Bank NAB, said that high household debt levels were not mainly due to the four large banks....
- Research articles 2005-03-23
- Debt Bubble Talk Grows among Economists, Stock Market Experts.
- By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 25--First, there was the tech stock bubble. Then came fears about a real estate bubble, although the jury is still out on that one. Now, economists and stock...
- Research articles 2002-08-25
- Domestic debt level "starting to bite".
- Jul 09, 2002 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- Analysts say that many new Australian home buyers may find themselves carrying unsustainable debt levels when interest rates rise. Household debt has increased from 50 per cent of disposable income in 1990 to 110 per...
- Research articles 2002-07-09
- Credit Card Reform Won't Pay Down Consumer Debt
- Starting today, the nation's banks must comply with the Credit Card Act of 2009. Although most of the legislation's key provisions will not take effect until February 2010, credit card companies must immediately begin to mail bills at least 21 days before their due dates and provide at least 45...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Household Debt Monitoring Paper
- As part of the strategy outlined in 'Tackling Over-indebtedness: Action Plan 20042', the DTI is committed to monitoring debt levels and problems associated with debt in the UK. In line with this commitment, this paper aims to provide a high-level summary of the level of indebtedness and to look at...
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Debt rebounds on the collectors.
- Jul 27, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's debt collection agencies are facing tougher times in mid-2003. Three years earlier, these agencies were promising investors great, returns because of the ever-increasing household debt levels. Now, however, investors in five out...
- Research articles 2003-07-28
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