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by winstonsmith
May 12th, 2019, 3:25 pm
Forum: Economics Forum
Topic: Debt to GDP ratio
Replies: 2
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Debt to GDP ratio

Sorry, if this is a naive question for this forum. Is'n the Debt to GDP ratio of a country a measure of it's "solvency"? And If it is why is not Japan (234.18%) on the doorstep of default? By the same token, how come Japanese government bonds trade at a negative yield?