Talk:Debt/Archives/2014

Government influences

We should add material on the various ways that governments influence debt, including: (1) governments are major issuers of debt, and sovereign ratings generally affect the ratings of all businesses domiciled in the nation; (2) governments frequently have a central bank that influences interest rates, such as the US Federal Reserve and the ECB; (3) governments may guarantee certain types of debt, or create markets in certain types of debt, such as Fannie and Freddie in the U.S. providing support for the residential mortgage market; (4) governments control the tax treatment of interest payments; and (5) governments create a legal framework for default and bankruptcy. Summerqrs (talk) 18:52, 19 September 2014 (UTC)