In Economist's View - Posted 3 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 12 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 13 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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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 13 weeks ago

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Omaha NE 2008May 3, 2008Typewritten notes courtesy of Peter Boodell(Asis standard at the events, no recording equip...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 16 weeks ago

The global speculative-grade corporate default rate is likely todouble or more from its current level of 1.5% by the end of the year,Moody s says in...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 18 weeks ago

Suppose that a bank calculates that the net value of the mortgage to the bank as a fraction of its principal is equal to four years' interest minus th...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 18 weeks ago

Suppose that a bank calculates that the net value of the mortgage to the bank as a fraction of its principal is equal to five years' interest minus th...

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