Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Economy - Economics USA US debt jolts world markets 8-17-2007 • Christian Science Monitor Chinese central bankers, French pension-fund managers, and staid German bankers have been the piggy bank for America's housing boom. Foreign loans to help Americans get mortgages have quadrupled to nearly $1 trillion. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: