Comments on: Japan and the debt faith crisis http://blogs.reuters.com/james-saft/2011/12/02/japan-and-the-debt-faith-crisis/ Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: FBreughel1 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-saft/2011/12/02/japan-and-the-debt-faith-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 FBreughel1 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:11:07 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-saft/?p=659#comment-1033 Japans gross debt equals 205 % of GDP. The entire discussion on the EU, US and UK is on gross debt so let's keep a level playing field. Besides, net debt means little if you have an aging population that wants to go on pension. Japans gross debt equals 205 % of GDP. The entire discussion on the EU, US and UK is on gross debt so let’s keep a level playing field. Besides, net debt means little if you have an aging population that wants to go on pension.

]]> By: WeWereWallSt http://blogs.reuters.com/james-saft/2011/12/02/japan-and-the-debt-faith-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 WeWereWallSt Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:48:36 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-saft/?p=659#comment-1032 James, we're shocked Japan's had this long of a run. Try explaining to a class of MBA finance students why the yen is at 80 and interest rates are at 0.2% (no typo there). As long as guys like these guys (www.WeWereWallStreet.com/Olympus-Senior-Citizen-Problem.html ) are running Japan, they're never going to get out of their rut. If we were bettin' men, we'd be bettin' on Japan as the next dom. James, we’re shocked Japan’s had this long of a run. Try explaining to a class of MBA finance students why the yen is at 80 and interest rates are at 0.2% (no typo there).

As long as guys like these guys (www.WeWereWallStreet.com/Olympus-Senior -Citizen-Problem.html
) are running Japan, they’re never going to get out of their rut.

If we were bettin’ men, we’d be bettin’ on Japan as the next dom.

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