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U.S. Federal Government Debt’s Potential Impact On Growth This chart puts the U.S. federal government debt’s potential impact on growth into perspective. Picture source: Ned Davis Research

Stocks Dividend Yields Exceed Government Bond Yields in Major Countries In major countries, dividend yields are now significantly higher than yields on 10-year bonds. Picture source: Charles Schwab

Different Holders of DM Government Debt The chart shows the historical breakdown of different holders of DM government bonds and overall DM debt-to-GDP. Even with QE, central bank government bond holdings are below historical peaks. Picture source: BlackRock Investment Institute

Who Owns Different Countries’ Government Bonds? About 70% of the U.S. national debt is owned by domestic government, institutions investors and the Federal Reserve. Picture source: Deutsche Bank Global Research

Total Number of Governments since 1945 Italy and France have the largest number of governments since 1945, while the U.S. and Luxembourg have the smallest number. Picture source: Deutsche Bank Global Research

U.S. Government Bond Fund Flows Over the last six months, U.S. government bond fund flows have been the largest since 1985. Picture source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

World – Gross Government Debt as Percentage of GDP A look at gross government debt in 2019. Picture source: IMF

U.S. Debt Ratios to GDP (Household, Corporate, Government) U.S. households remain far less in debt than during the Great Recession, but U.S. corporate debt continues to rise rapidly and has exceeded record levels . Picture source: Pictet Wealth Management

What Does Government Debt Look Like Across the Globe? Government debt has risen to over $63 trillion in absolute terms. Japan is the most indebted countries in the world, with debt-to-GDP ratio of 237.6% in 2017. The United States debt-to-GDP ratio is 105.2% in 2017. Picture source: howmuch.net

Greek’s 5-Year Bond Yields Have Fallen Below US 5-Year Government Bond Yield Which one would you choose? Greek bonds or US counterparts? This is a great example of financial market madness. Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” That’s true! Greece has spent around half its time in default on its…