Comparing Private Debt to GDP in US, UK and Australia

The chart below shows the private debt to GDP in the US, UK and Australia: Click to enlarge Source: The Absolute Return Letter February 2012, The Unlikely Bull Market Absolute Return Partners, LLP British households are more leveraged than households in the U.S. Private debt peaked at over 450% of GDP in 2008 in UK …

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A Note on BG Group PLC ADR Stock Split

UK-based oil and gas company BG Group (BRGYY) split its ADR stock 5 for 1 last week. Some details from the corporate site: Effective 13 February 2012, the new BG Group ADR represents one ordinary share (previously one ADR represented five ordinary shares). As a result of the ratio change, ADR holders of BG Group …

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