Puerto Rico debt time bomb. ForexLive @ForexLive Chief Editor Adam Button points out that it is a good time to default Puerto Rico as all focus remain on Greece right now.
Button remarks that Puerto Rico is not strong in the global economy so investors won't pay much attention to the island.
Globally, Button says that the debt crisis is worsening and tough conditions for any single economy will remains for at least the next 10 years.
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