I heard the US is going to contribute Billions to the IMF to bail out Greece.
The actual story is that the US is going to contribute billions to the IMF (as are other countries in proportion to their size) and the IMF is going to bail out Greece.Quote from noob_trad3r:
I heard the US is going to contribute Billions to the IMF to bail out Greece.
Quote from Dogfish:
The US is 17% of the IMF so it makes sense.
In 2009 the G-20 leaders pledged to increase the IMF's supplemental cash tenfold to $500 billion, and to allocate to member countries another $250 billion via Special Drawing Rights.
btw Russia just came out and said they would consider a loan to Greece too.
I think its hilarious that US govt debt is still considered a safe haven when sh*t happens elsewhere in the world. I guess its just a matter of the lesser of evils.Quote from bearice:
They think they can save the world economy.
Quote from GTS:
I think its hilarious that US govt debt is still considered a safe haven when sh*t happens elsewhere in the world. I guess its just a matter of the lesser of evils.
Hmmm, sh*t happens elsewhere and US Gov't gets to roll their debt over at lower yields...insert conspiracy theories here