In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 4 weeks ago

Many of the macro-economic fundamentals of Spain today are very different from those of ten or fifteen years ago ..A lot of factors look bette...

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In Economist's View - Posted 6 weeks ago

The country of Bubblia has a problem. It's a fairly large country, and there are 100 million cars in operation. The cars are essential to this economy...

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In Big Picture - Posted 8 weeks ago

A Modest Proposal: The housing crisis worsened over the summer of 2008, prompting Congress to debate various bailout proposals. But the housing mark...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 14 weeks ago

From Reuters: Global junk bond default rate rises to 1.79 pct-S&P The U.S. default rate rose to 2.37 percent in July from 1.92 percent in June ... S&P...

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In Economist's View - Posted 18 weeks ago

Questions for William Poole:Seven Questions: How Bad Will It Get?, Foreign Policy: When William Poole warned in 2003 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac l...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 23 weeks ago

Bloomberg is reporting Junk Bond Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month.Companieswith high-yield, high-risk debt defaulted at an annual rate of 2perce...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 23 weeks ago

Bloomberg is reporting Junk Bond Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month.Companies with high-yield, high-risk debt defaulted at an annual rate of 2 per...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 23 weeks ago

The global junk bond default rate rose to 2.0% in May from 1.7% in April, according to Moody s Investors Service. A year ago, the global speculative...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 27 weeks ago

Junk bonds now account for half of all corporate bonds, likelyresulting in an escalating overall default rate, according to Standard& Poor s. In a C...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 28 weeks ago

Just yesterday Fannie Mae mentioned in its Q1 2008 Earnings Release that, as part of its Keys to Recovery initiatives, it would offer a new refinan...

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