Here’s the sad state of affairs about the debt-to-GDP of countries around the world. The U.S. is way up there in the triple-digit club, but we all must doff out hats to Japan, which is truly the King of Debt.

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Yikes. Remember the European colonization of Africa from the 19th century? Well, welcome to the 21st century, where China has happily taken the place of France, Belgium, and Britain

The Brazilian fund has soared 15% in a matter of days, I can only assume because of the strength in oil (and, therefore, PBR). I have acquired a very large quantity of March (very short-dated for me) $32 puts.
