European debt woes pushing US bond yields down toward record lows:
Similar stuff happening with other safe haven debt assets like German and British bonds. With the US and UK suffering from high unemployment and a big output gap, issuing more of the bonds that market demands and spending the money to reduce unemployment should be a no brainer. Instead we’re talking about debt reduction and austerity. It’s insane.
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