New Investor Alert on Sovereign Debt

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First of all what is sovereign debt? Sovereign debt is created by the issuance of bonds by a country's government. When the financial meltdown occurred last year, governments around the world issued bonds to obtain money for their respective stimulus programs. The amount of debt (bonds) issued worldwide has been astronomical.

Now, investors around the world are worried that some countries are in danger of their bond markets collapsing or, worse case scenario, for the country to default on its bonds.

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