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If every country is in debt… who gets paid? In this short animated explainer, we break down the “global debt engine” and why the world’s IOUs don’t have one final lender at the top.You’ll learn:• Why every debt is someone else’s asset (and why that matters)• How government bonds work (and why debt gets “rolled over”)• Who actually holds the debt (banks, pensions, central banks, foreign investors)• The key turning points: Bretton Woods (1944) and the end of the gold standard (1971)• What happens if the world stops trusting “the next loan” (rates, inflation, defaults)If you want more simple explainers on macro, finance, and geopolitics, subscribe and tell me what topic you want next.#GlobalDebt #NationalDebt #USDebt #SovereignDebt #BondMarket #Macroeconomics #EconomicsExplained #InterestRates #Inflation #CentralBanks #GlobalEconomy #Finance— FOLLOW & LISTEN —🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KZ2NUu1MjJolN2alJltnN🛰️ RSS (all apps): https://anchor.fm/s/10881159c/podcast/rss🍎 Apple Podcasts (EN): https://anchor.fm/s/10881159c/podcast/rss🍎 Apple Podcasts (PT-BR): https://anchor.fm/s/1087502fc/podcast/rss… and everywhere podcasts are available.— SUPPORT MY WORK —⭐ PATREON: https://patreon.com/ExplainItToMe_⭐ Buy me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/explainittome_— STAY CONNECTED —✅ Subscribe to the channel🔔 Turn on notifications💬 Drop your questions for the next episode