Related Web Links – Module 22 - Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

From the BEA, go to http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/glance.htm and scroll down to International Investment Position to find the U.S. net international investment position at year-end 2008. 

Additional data is available from the BEA site.  For instance, see http://www.bea.gov/international/di1fdibal.htm

Another explanation of government debts and deficits can be found at: http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/GovernmentDebtandDeficits.html.

US debt held by the public can be found at the US Treasury site: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np.

It is interesting to note that one can make a voluntary contribution to reduce the public debt. The instructions can be found at: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/resources/faq/faq_publicdebt.htm#DebtOwner.

The following article provides information on the overall debt: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-07-04-national-debt_N.htm

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides historical data on various interest rates: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/categories/22

Visit http://www.bls.gov/ to download inflation data.

Track the Dow Jones Industrial Average at: http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=INDEXDJX:DJI