PODCAST: The trappings of debt. Literally

What does it mean for you and your investments that global public sector debt has now breached the $100-trillion mark, and by the end of the decade government debt will probably reach 100% of global GDP? It’s confusing. Debt is a facility, a promise, a tool, a shock absorber … and a trap door.

Merchant banker Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen discussed this topic with special guest Rob Rose. Also running. Not us. Other people.

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