Global Gearing Is In Uptrend And Has Passed 2008 Peak

By Andrew Stotz of Become A Better Investor

Jul 25, 2018 at 5:41 AM EDT

Gearing has been trending up since 2010. It passed the 2008 peak in 2017.

Global gearing is in uptrend and has passed 2008 peak | #ChartOfTheDay

Looking at more than 17,000 companies worldwide
Gearing has been trending up since 2010
It passed the 2008 peak in 2017
However, gearing is still below peaks before the Dotcom bubble and the Asian financial crisis

Debt coverage increased in 2017

Debt coverage across the World increased in 2017 | #ChartOfTheDay

Debt coverage trended downwards from 2010
In Emerging markets, it started to come back up in 2016
In 2017, times-interest-earned rose in Developed markets as well

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