The eagle is present across a range of beliefs or philosophies; 1  The Eagle represents spiritual protection, carries prayers, and brings strength, courage, wisdom, illumination of spirit, healing, creation, and a knowledge of magic. 2  The dictionary of scripture and myth, describes the eagle as;
Although the US's overseas debt almost equates to its annual GDP, it is still regarded as a safe bet. However, its credit rating has been downgraded. Although Asia - primarily China and Japan - holds the majority of US debt, Europe has the second largest percentage. This means whatever happens in the eurozone will have a deep impact on the US banking system. Within Europe, the UK, Switzerland and France hold the largest amount of US debt, amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars.
Everybody knows that the US is the worldâs biggest borrower, owing a massive amount of money to China, which holds $1.15 trillion in bonds issued by Uncle Sam. With more than $16.2 trillion in debt â including the money the US owes to itself to pay for programs like Social Security â the US debt-to-GDP ratio is around 100%. (Not counting so-called intragovernmental holdings of debt, the ratio is more like 68%, according to the Government Accountability Office.)