Fixed Income

Bond Traders Push Indebted European Nations To Trim Budget Deficits

nytimes.com | LANDON THOMAS Jr. | Posted 12.14.2009 | Business

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LONDON -- The bond vigilantes are back. But this time they are roaming mostly through Europe rather than the United States -- at least for now. Their...

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Time to Stop the Regulatory Circus and to Steer the Ship to Safe Ground

Georges Ugeux | Posted 10.08.2009 | Home

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Georges Ugeux

The real issue for regulators around the globe is a serious definition of the financial world we want to live in. The current focus nearly exclusively on the banking sector could cause authorities to miss the broader picture.

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The Debt vs. Interest Rate Conundrum

Michael Pento | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

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Michael Pento

It now takes about 10 cents on every tax dollar collected just to pay the interest on the debt. As bad as that is, it's only because interest rates are at record lows that the debt is still manageable.

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BlackRock Profits At Bear's Expense

New York Post | ZACHERY KOUWE | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

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BlackRock boss Larry Fink may want to thank the Federal Reserve for handing him a fistful of new business yesterday. As part of JPMorgan's sweetened ...

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Consumer Confidence at Lowest Since 2002

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Confidence in the economy dropped to a new low as worries about a possible recession, persistent problems in the housing and credit...

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Less-Than-Merry Merrill Employees See Bonuses Slashed

CNBC | Charlie Gasparino | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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It's shaping up to be a blue bonus season for employees at Merrill Lynch. Probable, continued massive writedowns at the investment bank are weighing ...

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