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Dalio calls UK 'over indebted' and says it may need to 'go bankrupt'

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published July 31, 2026 · Diary of a CEO · Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 CRASH, I Know What Comes Next
Dalio calls UK 'over indebted' and says it may need to 'go bankrupt'
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Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 CRASH, I Know What Comes Next
"They're going to have to have a, you know, a major restructuring. You're going to have to um >> go bankrupt."
Asked what Britain must do to escape what he describes as a debt and productivity bind, Ray Dalio says the UK is facing the "classic cycle" of having “run out of choices”. He argues resolution typically involves some combination of debt restructuring and monetary actions, and he uses the phrase “go bankrupt” to describe the scale of reset he thinks is implied.
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July 30, 2026 · 1h 30m · 7 Egleze moments
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