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Delivering in a Delevering World

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Mohamed El-Erian, Delevering, Unemployment, Pimco, Unemployment Rate, Federal Budget Deficit, Budget Cuts, Economy, Budget, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Smart delevering isn't just about cutting -- and the relentless emphasis on cutting has obscured the more important question of what is being cut. In far too many cases, our approach to delevering is keeping us from growing, and keeping us from tapping into all our resources.

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Look Who Hopes To Turn A Profit From The Wrecked Housing Market

Reuters | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Bloomberg, Video, Pimco, Wall Street, Motgages, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Reuters, The Federal Housing Finance Agency, TriArchic Advisors, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Resolution Partners, Phil Angelides, Investors, Business News

* Gordian Sword: "We just might do a good thing for America" * Jan. letter says success of firm rests on "secret formula" ...

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Arrogance of Self-Appointed Judges of U.S. Credit

Frank A. Weil | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: US Credit Rating, Credit Rating Agencies, Pimco, S&P, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Moody's, Politics News
Frank A. Weil

The bond markets do not need their views to make assessments of the situation. The markets by themselves are the best indicator of what everyone needs and wants to know.

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Manager Of World's Largest Bond Fund: 'I'm Just Having A Bad Year'

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Video, Pimco, Gross Treasuries, Bill Gross, Gross Debt Crisis, Bill Gross Bad Year, Bill Gross Apology, Pimco Total Return Fund, Business News

NEW YORK (Jennifer Ablan) - Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, apologized to his investors late Friday for his poor performance...

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'Depression' Again Being Used To Describe Economic Landscape

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Sovereign Debt, Video, Pimco, Nouriel Roubini, Kleinwort Benson, Niall Ferguson, Societe Generale, Long Depression, "Japanization", Stimulus, Austerity, Great Depression, Business News

(Mike Dolan) - You know it's grim when the prevailing debate among economists and historians is whether the world economy faces the "Great" depres...

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PIMCO CEO: European Leaders 'Making It Up As They Go Along'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Mohamed El-Erian, Sovereign Debt, Video, George Soros, Pimco, Greece, Policymakers, Cnbc, Reuters, Paul Krugman, Euopean Debt Crisis, Business News

Policymakers in Europe may be making the economic crisis work instead of better, according to Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of PIMCO, the world's largest inve...

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On Investors and the Banks

Robert Teitelman | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Banks, Financial TImes, Pimco, John Paulson, Bruce Berkowitz, Treasury, Business News
Robert Teitelman

Trying to view a key systemic sector like banking through the lens of investors can be dangerously deceptive.

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Elites Are Abandoning Keynesianism for Self-Preservation

Chriss Street | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: France, Other People's Money, Elitists, Keynes, Wizard of Oz, Federal Reserve, Self-Preservation, Pimco, Government Handshake, Seven Years War, Keynesianism, Politics News
Chriss Street

Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), the world's largest manager of bonds, has just released research analysis titled: "Saying No to Keynes ...

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Did Pimco Play a Role In S&P's Downgrade of U.S.Debt

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: Allianz SE, Mohamed El-Erian, Politics, Cnbc, Bill Gross, Financial Crisis, Paul Krugman, Moodys, Standard and Poors, Media, Pimco, Treasury Secretary Hank Paullson, Wall Street Journal, Tarp, Fitch, The Guardian, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

On Friday S&P downgraded U.S debt from AAA to AA+, the first such downgrade in the nation's history resulting in grave concerns over the outlook for the U.S. economy. Yet simultaneously they must have been popping champagne corks at Pimco.

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Bill Gross: U.S. Is At The 'Tipping Point' Of Recession

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Pimco, Debt Ceiling, Bill Gross, Double-Dip Recession, Tipping Point, Debt Deal, Bloomberg Television, Stimulus, Debt Ceiling Deal, Recession, Business News

The economy hasn’t slipped into recession yet, but it may be at a “tipping point,” according to Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of the f...

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Bill Gross: 'Don't Mess With The Debt Ceiling'

Washington Post | Bill Gross | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Bond Market, Pimco, National Debt, Debt Ceiling, Bill Gross, Debt Limit, 112th Congress, Timothy Geithner, US Treasury, Barack Obama, Business News

To raise or not to raise the debt ceiling; that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slump and arrows of default today or in some distan...

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Afghanistan -- A Bridget Too Far

Eric Margolis | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Pimco, Taliban, Afghanistan, David Petraeus, World News
Eric Margolis

War is waged to achieve political objectives, not to kill enemies. Politically, the US has achieved nothing in Afghanistan after ten years of desultory war and destruction.

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El-Erian: European Debt Crisis Will Be Solved 'Through Default'

Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Pimco, Greece, Bond Fund, Athens, Greece Debt Crisis, European Union, Ireland, Euro Zone, Financial Aid, Imf, Allianz Global Investors Capital, Pacific Investment Management Co, Portugal, Euro, Business News

TAIPEI - The head of PIMCO, the world's biggest bond fund, predicted that Greece and other European economies would default on their debts to reso...

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PIMCO Manager Bill Gross: Firm Was 'Never' Short On U.S. Treasuries

Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Total Return Fund, Pimco, Treasury Futures and Options, Bill Gross, U.S. Treasuries, Interest Rate Swaps, FDIC-Guaranteed Corporate Securities, Cnbc, Tips, Federal Reserve, Agencies, Business News

NEW YORK - PIMCO's Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said on Monday it was a "misconception" the firm was short on U.S. Treasu...

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PIMCO: Only A Recession Would Stop Us From Shorting U.S. Bonds

Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Pimco, Unemployment, US Bonds, Bill Gross, United States, Bearish, Recession, Treasury Prices, Treasury Yields, Short Position, Business News

PIMCO's Bill Gross, who runs the world's largest bond fund, said on Friday the only way he would reverse his "short" position on U.S. government-r...

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PIMCO Bets Against The Future Value Of U.S. Government Debt

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: US Yield Curve, Pimco, Qe2, Bill Gross, Newport, Government Shutdown, Quantitative Easing, US Government Debttotal Return Fund, US Treasuries, Business News

PIMCO has shifted to a short position in U.S. government-related debt in the world's largest bond fund, while also raising cash holdings in a sign...

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WATCH: Don't Read Into PIMCO's Debt Dump

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Point View Financial Services, David Dietze, CRT Capital, Recovery, Unemployment, Government Debt, Pimco, Government Bonds, Bill Gross, David Ader, Treasury Bonds, Video, Business News

News of the world's biggest bond fund dumping U.S. government debt sparked fears on Wednesday that investors may have little faith in the recovery. ...

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June 30 Could Be The Ides Of March

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quantitative Easing, Pimco, Bill Gross, qe3, Business News
Dan Dorfman

In a nutshell, the Fed's plan is to create a "wealth effect" by buying Treasuries. The theory here is as asset prices rise and consumers feel wealthier, they'll spend more, in turn helping to revitalize the economy.

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PIMCO CIO Urges 'Gradually' Cutting Deficit

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: European Central Bank, Ecb, Federal Budget Deficit, Bond Fund, Investment Officer, Pimco, Democrats, Bill Gross, Republicans, Business News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, the world's biggest bond fund manager, on Thursday urged lawmakers to cut the...

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On the Debt Ceiling, Silence is Golden: Let Wall Street Battle the Tea Party

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President, Goldman Sachs, Tea Party, Debt Ceiling, House, Wall Street, Treasury, Pimco, Senate, Politics News
Paul Abrams

The Senate should pass a typical debt ceiling increase quickly and send it to the House. Then, sit back and let Wall Street lobbyists do battle with the Tea Party nutjobs they elected to Congress.

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Why I'm Not Buying Banks

Pamela Rosenau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Investing, Housing Crisis, Banks, Inflation, Tarp, Gdp, Pimco, Subprime Housing, Ben Bernanke, Business News
Pamela Rosenau

We can all recall the first round of housing woes -- the subprime loans that blew up in everyone's faces. Well, the worm we thought we killed has grown back.

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Billionaire Investor: Next Decade Will Be 'Just Be As Good As The 1990s' For Investors

bloomberg.com | Angus Whitley and Jacob Greber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Normal, Mohamed El-Erian, Investing, Pimco, Ken Fisher, Fisher Investments, Stock Market, Tech Bubble, Tech Boom, 1990s, Kenneth Fisher, Ken Fisher Investments, Investors, Business News

Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The next decade will be as good for investors as the 1990s, said Ken Fisher, the billionaire chief executive officer of Fisher...

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World's Largest Bond Firm Makes $8.1 Billion Bet Against Deflation

bloomberg.com | Mike Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deflation vs Inflation, Pimco, Bond Prices, Consumer Prices, Deflation Risk, Bill Gross, Inflation, Pacific Investment Management Co., Business News

Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Gross's Pacific Investment Management Co. made an $8.1 billion wager that the U.S. won't suffer a decade of deflation lik...

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William Alden

Bond Billionaire: Fed's Policy Is A 'Brazen' 'Ponzi Scheme'

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pimco, Bill Gross, Bonds, Pimco-Total-Return-Fund, Jeremy Grantham, Quantitative Easing, Ponzi Scheme, Federal Reserve, Gmo, Business News

The Fed should stop meddling with the economy now, before it does more damage, say two top asset managers. The Fed Reserve Bank's quantitative easing...

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Investors Want Bank Of America To Buy Back Bad Mortgages

bloomberg.com | Jody Shenn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BofA Mortgage Repurchases, Foreclosure Crisis, Pimco, Mortgage Putbacks, Loan Repurchases, Bank of America, Blackrock, Bank Putbacks, Business News

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pacific Investment Management Co., BlackRock Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are seeking to force Bank of America...

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