Blackrock constructs a Sovereign Risk Index based on a number of variables factoring into a countries credit quality. Factors can range from a country’s governments fiscal policy to the overall strength of their financial sector.
This helps to answer how the debt of the US could be viewed, if we didn’t incorporate their status as the world’s reserve currency.
Robert Levy
Border Gold Corp.
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