Numbers

The Debt Clock

The debt clock is not just a metaphor – there actually is a real debt clock running on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. The national debt clock (as it’s formally known) is a clock that shows a running total of the United State’s gross national debt. This is shown in a dot-matrix display that constantly updates …

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The World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution which lends money to developing countries so that they can carry out capital programmes – building the infrastructure necessary for society, economy or enterprise to operate. This might mean things like cars, roads, homes, council tax,power grids and other physical structures; or it might mean things like …

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Debt Yield

Debt is a complex matter and there are many different terms and systems that you need to understand in order to have a firm grasp on the matter. However failure to understand debt can make the whole subject much more fraught and a lot of the difficulties that people have with debt come from a …

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Debt To Equity Ratio

The debt to equity ratio is the ratio of shareholders’ equity to debt used to finance the company those shares are for. It’s a relatively complex concept, but it is central to understanding how to value companies and shares and to understanding how businesses are financed. To understand this better though, we need to understand …

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Debt Ceiling

The term debt ceiling refers to the maximum borrowing power of a government i.e. country. For many this is an abstract concept which does not resonate as the serious and pressing matter that it is. Essentially when the Federal Government experience large deficits through spending more than it is taking in (through taxation), then it …

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