Thursday, 25 November 2010

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Quotable

"The fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis has added further pressure to structured investment products, prompting ratings agencies to act on the deterioration in performance at a number of different vehicles. Standard & Poor’s issued a string of downgrades and negative watch notices on a number of SIV-lite programmes…"

Financial Times, August 23, 2007


Commentary

Credit Bubble Bulletin

by Doug Noland | Nov 19

Ideological and Hostile

Global yields on the rise, especially for U.S. municipal bonds.

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The Bear's Lair

by Martin Hutchinson | Nov 23

Renaissance of the Gold Standard?

This may be the only way to rein in central banks.

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Featured Commentary

by Satyajit Das | Nov 16

European Soap Opera

Recent bank stress tests were effectively car "crash tests" where the testing authority deems the car cannot crash. A debt problem cannot be solved with even more debt.

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Guest Commentary

by John Browne | Nov 17

A Bad Plan Poorly Disguised

Whether or not it is openly acknowledged, the U.S. government is pursuing a policy of great risk that offers no reward at the end of the tunnel.

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