Global debt balloons to all-time high of $152 trillion, IMF warns – The world is awash with $152 trillion dollars of debt, according to the IMF, an all-time high which sits at more than double the balance at the start of this century.

Mortgage rates settle in ahead of employment report – Mortgage rates were flat this week despite long-term Treasury yields reversing course.

Will investors flee to bitcoin in times of distress? – With financial markets currently watching the turmoil in the European banking system, and with Deutsche Bank’s problems to the fore, does bitcoin provide the safety investors require in times of distress?