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22 Jul 2011
Our man in Washington: can US avoid debt catastrophe? on Jul 22, 2011 at
07:51. Quinn Bowman is a freelance journalist based in Washington ...
Washington-based Quinn Brown of PBS NewsHour shares his take on the US debt crisis as the possibility of a default increases by the day.
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By Deborah Hyde | 31 Oct 2008
Morning Line: Are we doing enough to help young people avoid debt? by Deborah
Hyde on Oct 31, 2008 at 11:42. The government is abandoning ...
Shouldn't we be doing more to make sure that in the coming period of austerity the mantras of recent times are not passed on?
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By Maryrose Fison | 24 Jun 2009
... TMP) was £55 million in debt, chief executive Mark Lund has revealed, and its
break-up and sale to Honister Capital was necessary to avoid an 'Armageddon ...
The Money Portal (TMP) was £55 million in debt, chief executive Mark Lund has revealed, and its break-up and sale to Honister Capital was necessary to avoid an 'Armageddon scenario'.
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By Danielle Levy | 26 Jan 2009
Strategies to avoid the pop. by Danielle Levy on Jan 26, 2009 at 14:47. Wealth managers
fearing a bubble in government debt are finding that the new breed of gilt ...
As the credit crunch began to bite, many wealth managers rushed to the safety of gilts. But after six months of gains, some are predicting a bubble and looking to gilt-edged bank bonds as alternatives.
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By Max Julius | 13 Sep 2011
... Following the talks, Greece’s international lenders are set to write
a fifth ‘progress report’ on the debt-ridden nation. ...
‘September is likely to be a defining month for the euro area’s destiny,’ says BarCap economist, while Goldman’s Jim O’Neill warns it’s likely ‘something “big” has to happen with Greece pretty soon’.
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By Chris Sloley | 07 Mar 2012
... said she had dealt with an Italian firm which had put out a blanket message to its
fund managers to avoid all Portuguese corporate debt – regardless of the ...
Muzinich’s Tatjana Greil-Castro says risk averse investors are missing a trick in fundamentally strong Portuguese and Spanish firms.
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By Tony Bonsignore | 27 Jan 2010
... Go for the safest and most conservative developed economy debt, such as Canada and
Germany. And avoid the ‘ring of fire’ nations as if your life depends on ...
How delicate is the UK economic ‘recovery’? Is Bill Gross – the world’s biggest bond investor – right to suggest that the UK finances lie on a ‘bed of nitroglycerine’?
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By Angus Foote | 25 Mar 2010
... its debt trap. For now though, “crisis” does not describe their current predicament,
yet that bed of nitroglycerine must be delicately handled. Avoid the ...
Pimco chief Bill Gross identifies the countries which according to his strict 'vigilante' criteria are most likely to escape the debt trap.
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By Philip Haddon | 26 Jan 2010
... 'The UK is a must to avoid. Its Gilts are resting on a bed of nitroglycerine. High
debt with the potential to devalue its currency present high risks for bond ...
Bond king Bill Gross has highlighted the countries investors should be wary of in 2010, singling out UK gilts in particular as a must to avoid, as they are founded 'on a bed of nitroglycerine.'
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By Dylan Lobo | 25 Jul 2011
... after the deadlock of last week. Our man in Washington: can US avoid debt
catastrophe? Quinn Bowman is a freelance journalist based ...
US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner has said the next 24 hours are critical after talks between the Democrats and Republicans on the US debt ceiling broke down again on Friday night.
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By Lorna Bourke | 20 Jul 2011
... But if you want to avoid paying a premium while you are spending your holiday cash,
now is the time to sort out your debt and credit cards because using the ...
Fed up with paying a premium on credit or debit card payments overseas? Our guide to trumping the charges will help you beat the holiday blues.
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By Angus Foote | 25 Mar 2010
... its debt trap. For now though, “crisis” does not describe their current predicament,
yet that bed of nitroglycerine must be delicately handled. Avoid the ...
Pimco chief Bill Gross identifies the countries which according to his strict 'vigilante' criteria are most likely to escape the debt trap.
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By David Campbell | 20 Aug 2009
David Cameron has raised the prospect of a default on our national
debt but how long can we avoid the reckoning? How ...
David Cameron has raised the prospect of a default on our national debt but how long can we avoid the reckoning?
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By Stewart Cowley | 21 Dec 2010
... So if the policy is to sell long-dated debt in the US, the counterweight is to avoid
the US dollar; the flow of money should overwhelm any thoughts of ...
Old Mutual Asset Managers' head of fixed income is reducing duration in the US and avoiding the dollar
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By Emily Blewett | 14 Feb 2012
By rolling over local government debt, the Chinese state is trying to avoid a default
which could lead to a banking crisis, say leading market experts. ...
By rolling over local government debt, the Chinese state is trying to avoid a default which could lead to a banking crisis, say leading market experts.
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By Max Julius | 29 Jun 2011
... favour of a deeply unpopular austerity plan on Wednesday, enabling Greece to win
access to international funding and avoid the eurozone’s first debt default. ...
The FTSE 100 posted its fourth consecutive day of gains, rising 1.54%, or 89 points, to 5,856 – a three-week high.
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By Max Julius | 23 Jun 2011
... He said: ‘I think it will be very difficult for the policymakers to avoid the internal
request that if Greece gets debt relief, why should the Irish and ...
EU attempts to persuade holders of Greek government bonds to roll over the country’s debt ‘voluntarily’ will fail to make Greece solvent, a senior Barclays Capital economist has warned.
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By Max Julius | 26 Jul 2011
... The wild card in all of this is the ratings agencies.’ Indeed, S&P noted that raising
the debt ceiling was necessary but not sufficient to avoid a downgrade. ...
An eerie calm has descended over markets as the world waits to see if President Obama and his Republican opponents can settle their differences over US borrowing and avoid a credit downgrade.
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By Sarah Miloudi | 27 Apr 2011
No country with a debt/GDP ratio of 150% has ever been able to avoid
a default, so why should Greece be any different? ...
No country with a debt/GDP ratio of 150% has ever been able to avoid a default, so why should Greece be any different?
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By Matthew Goodburn | 21 May 2010
Can European banks avoid credit crunch part II? ... With the sovereign debt crisis
continuing to weigh, investor sentiment towards Europe is at historically low ...
Europe's banks are enduring another bout of deleveraging, risk assets are falling and the dollar is climbing on its 'safe haven' status. Are we seeing the beginning of credit crunch II for Europe's banks?