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by wanderingmind 674 days ago
US is an outlier with 30 year Fixed mortgage especially during COVID. Now for any new debt its significantly higher across the globe.
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You missed the point. Most people take on debt when it's cheap (low interest) and take on savings when they have high returns (high interest). You save when interest rates are high, you buy when interest rates are low.

That interest rates change is global.