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- Of Credit Ratings, Sovereign Risk and Semi-Sovereign Risk
- David Merkel submits: This post was prompted by Barry’s article Credit Rating Firms: Worthless in a Bull market, Damaging in a Bear Markets. When I was a bond manager, we had a rule for our analysts — ignore the rating, but read the write-up. The analysts...
- External links 2010-02-26
- The Fordham Conference: On Detecting Fraud and Preventing Too Big to Fail
- David Merkel submits: One thing I found interesting at the conference was what did not get much play in terms of what helped to create the crisis. It was fascinating that no one talked about why the US bailed out holding companies, rather than letting them fail and merely...
- External links 2010-03-15
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- EU Pledges to Support Greece, But Offers No Details
- By Marcin Grajewski and Julien ToyerBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders sought to prop up Greece with words of support at a summit on Thursday but failed to offer concrete proposals to help the country tackle its debt crisis, prompting a negative market reaction.EU President Herman Van Rompuy told a news...
- News items 2010-02-11
- Talk of Assistance for Greece Propels Markets
- Hopes that the wealthy nations of Europe would come to the aid of Greece galvanized financial markets on Tuesday and, for a day at least, soothed fears that the economic troubles on the fringes of the Continent might spread, Javier C. Hernandez and Jack Ewing report in The New York...
- News items 2010-02-09
- U.S. Government to Leave Opel Choice to GM
- By David Lawder and Christiaan Hetzner WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Obama administration pledged on Monday to stay out of General Motors Co's choice of a buyer for its Opel unit in Europe as German union leaders put more pressure on the U.S. automaker to make a decision. Negotiations over Opel,...
- News items 2009-08-24
- EU Pledges to Support Greece, But Offers No Details
- By Marcin Grajewski and Julien ToyerBRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - European leaders said on Thursday they were ready to support heavily indebted Greece to stave off a crisis in the euro zone, but disappointed markets by failing to offer any details on how aid would work.EU President Herman Van Rompuy told...
- News items 2010-02-11
- Goldman Sachs, Greece Didn't Disclose Swap Contract (Correct)
- Feb. 17 Bloomberg -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. managed $15 billion of bond sales for Greece after arranging a currency swap that allowed the government to hide the extent of its deficit.No mention was made of the swap in sales documents for the securities in at least six of the...
- News items 2010-02-17
- Greek Cabinet Backs Sweeping Austerity Plan: Source
- By Lefteris Papadimas and Renee MaltezouATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's cabinet approved a sweeping new austerity program on Wednesday, the third in as many months, to rein in a bulging budget deficit and secure European financial support, a government source said."Measures which will yield 4.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion) have been...
- News items 2010-03-03
- Greece Draws Strong Bond Demand at High Price
- By George Georgiopoulos and David StampATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Debt-burdened Greece drew strong demand for a crucial bond issue on Thursday but paid a steep risk premium that underscored its plea to Germany and other EU partners for support to help lower its borrowing costs.A day after the government announced draconian...
- News items 2010-03-04
- Goldman Sachs, Greece Didn't Disclose Swap, Investors ‘Fooled'
- Feb. 17 Bloomberg -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. managed $15 billion of bond sales for Greece after arranging a currency swap that allowed the government to hide the extent of its deficit.No mention was made of the swap in sales documents for the securities in at least six of the...
- News items 2010-02-16
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