Rich countries are now on the front lines as the world’s risk map shifts

SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Bloomberg): Typically called into action when poor countries get mired in debt, the International Monetary Fund will be confronted this week with mounting signs of trouble in the wealthiest ones.

Governments in America, Europe and Japan have seen their borrowing costs soar to multi-decade highs as the US war on Iran drives inflation up. That means they have to shell out more to service historically large debts - which in turn pushes them to borrow even more. It threatens to become a vicious circle.

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东南亚（彭博社）：国际货币基金组织通常在贫穷国家深陷债务泥潭时才会采取行动，但本周它将面临最富裕国家也出现日益增多的困境迹象。

由于美国对伊朗的战争推高了通货膨胀，美国、欧洲和日本政府的借贷成本飙升至数十年来的最高水平。这意味着它们不得不支付更多资金来偿还历史性的巨额债务——而这反过来又会促使它们借入更多资金。这有可能形成一个恶性循环。

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