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Government Debt and Stock Returns

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Japan, for example, has experienced over a decade of debt/GDP levels above 200% without a default.3 3 Conversely, we have seen instances of countries defaulting on their debt at debt/GDP ratios lower than where many countries stand today. Ivory Coast defaulted in January 2011,5 when its 2010 debt/GDP was just 46%.6.

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Is $22 Trillion a Tipping Point?

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Japan, for example, has experienced over a decade of debt/GDP levels above 200% without a default.3 3 Conversely, we have seen instances of countries defaulting on their debt at debt/GDP ratios lower than where many countries stand today. Ivory Coast defaulted in January 2011,5 when its 2010 debt/GDP was just 46%.6.