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Public Debt: how much is too much?
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September 8, 2020
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September 8, 2020
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9:01Now PlayingThe covid-19 pandemic is set to increase public debt to levels last seen after the second world war. But is rising public debt a cause for concern? New economic thinking suggests perhaps not, at least for now.
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Why economics sometimes changes its mind
Read more about the debt after covid19
Why governments must beware the lure of free money
Read about the Fed’s biggest inflationpolicy change in decades
Why covid19 could eventually lead to the return of inflation
Read about the economies that have started to bounce back
Why fiscal policy must shift as economies start to recover
Read our article on the resilience of banks
Why investors at home and abroad are buy American government debt
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