Niall Ferguson, author of the Ascent of Money, gives his negative opinion on the Renminbi currency revaluation. The meat of his interview is a look at the future government debt spiral for the US. He cites that debt interest payments will consume 28% of all tax revenue in the US by 2014 and our current debt binge is being facilitated by a low 10 year treasury yield. Ferguson suggest that there will be a financial crisis in the United States within the next two years and at best case 4 years.
Niall Ferguson: US Will Face its Crisis in 2 Years
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– June 22, 2010