The following chart shows the total debt as a percentage of GDP among the ten largest OECD countries: Click to enlarge Source: The Absolute Return Letter 2012, Absolute Return Partners LLP Australia, Canada and Germany have the lowest debt while Japan, UK and Spain have the highest debt as a % of GDP. The UK remains …
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Argentina has taken center stage of global politics in recent weeks for all the wrong reasons. The country’s expropriation of the oil company YPF (YPF) from its Spanish parent Repsol (REPYY) has been met with widespread condemnation and retaliatory actions by Spain. In addition, already nervous foreign investors are further pulling their capital out of …
The never-ending European debt crisis has flared again in recent weeks with Spain taking the center stage this past week. While Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Greece were in the news in the past couple of years this is the first time Spain is becoming the focus of investors’ attention. U.S. equity markets have performed well …
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