Sovereign Debt

Mark Gongloff

Reality Check Sends Stocks To Worst Loss of 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Sovereign Debt, Dow Jones, Greece, Stocks, Economy, Bonds, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Europe, S&P 500, China, Business News

Boy, the stock market sure sobered up in a hurry, didn't it? All at once, after rallying relentlessly all year, stocks caught a case of the heebie-...

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See How Nations' Debt Stacks Up To Their Famous Buildings [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Demonocracy.info, Sovereign Debt, Deficit, Debt, Oto Godfrey, President Barack Obama, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Greece Debt Crisis, Eiffel Tower, Infographic, Coliseum, Business News

Greece's huge amounts of sovereign debt put the Eurozone's economy in jeopardy and had consequences for the global economy. But, Greece isn't alone...

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Credit Raters and the Conventional Wisdom

Robert Teitelman | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Credit Rating, Ratings Agencies Credit, Europe Wall Street, Wall Street Ratings, Eurozone Crisis, Credit Rating Europe, Stock Markets Europe, Stock Market, Business News
Robert Teitelman

There is no way to "fix" the credit raters, just as there is no way anyone in his right mind believes that the price of a stock today will last more than a few minutes.

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U.S. Works To Safeguard Itself From European Debt Crisis

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, JPMorgan Chase, Sovereign Debt, Video, U.S. Financial Institutions, Wall Street, MF Global, U.S. Treasury, Financial Crisis, Euro Zone Creditors, Regulators, Contingency Plans, Contagion, Financial Stability Oversight Council, Business News

(David Lawder and Glenn Somerville) - The United States is ramping up attempts to safeguard its financial system from a worsening of Europe's debt...

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Europe Struggles To Expand Bailout Fund

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, European Sovereign Debt Crisis, Sovereign Debt, Video, European Economy, European Financial Stability Facility, European Union, European Financial Stability Fund, European Central Bank, European Bailout, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Business News

Two weeks after European leaders trumpeted an agreement to expand a bailout fund they said would finally become large enough to prevent major countrie...

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The European Agreement Offers Other People's Money

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Debt, Bail-Out, Eurozone, Gnp, France, Restructuring, Basel III, European Union, Euro, Proprietary Trading, Greece, Germany, Private Sector, Volcker Rule, Banks, Efsf, European Financial Stability Fund, Europe, Business News
Georges Ugeux

The simple notion that China might be part of that new fund is sending waves throughout Europe. Does Europe need the IMF and China to resolve a $500 billion problem?

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Stagflation Risk and What This Means for Stocks

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: UK, Sovereign Debt, Markets, Equity, Central Bank, Stocks, Money, Inflation, Imf, Growth, China, Policy, Pmi, Eu, Costs, Investing, Goldman Sachs, Bank of England, Unemployment, Wealth, Investment, Bond, Economists, Stagflation, Valuations, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

As the outlook for growth continues to deteriorate, whilst the price for goods and services remain stubbornly high, the risk of stagflation returns. This would be a tough scenario, where policy options tackling one of these issues would only worsen the other.

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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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Euro Officials Warning 'Systemic' Crisis Risks New Credit Crunch

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Euro Zone, Financial Crisis, European Union, Bank of Spain, Sovereign Debt, Stress Test, Finance Officials, Economic and Financial Committee, Video, Business News

(John O'Donnell) - The EU's top finance officials are urging ministers to reinforce banks' capital while warning that a "systemic" crisis in sover...

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Credit Ratings Matter for Those Who Need Them Most

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Poverty, Economics, U.S. Credit Rating, Sovereign Debt Crisis, World Bank, Global Credit Ratings, Global Economics, Worldwide Credit Rating, Global Poverty, World News
Otaviano Canuto

Think of what would happen if you lived in one of the 58 developing countries that remain unrated by Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. You would have very limited access to capital and investment, and the cost of borrowing would be significantly higher.

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Scapegoats For Stock Market Volatility

New York Times | FLOYD NORRIS | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, High-Frequency Trading, Sovereign Debt, Wall Street, Stock Prices, Lehman Brothers, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stock Market, Double-Dip Recession, Nasdaq, Credit Crisis, Short-Sellers, Business News

As is often the case when market gyrations become excessive, governments have good reasons to hope that the significance, if any, lies in market imper...

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After Downgrade, Americans Must Drive Tea Party From Power

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Timothy Geithner, Economy, Bonds, S&P, U.S. Treasuries, Dollar American Economy, Democrats, Bachmann, Barack Obama, Michele Bachmann, Politics, Credit, Vandals, Republican, Gop, Espuelas, News, Tea Party, Treasuries, 2012 Elections, Liberals, Progressives, Romney, Conservatives, Mitt Romney, Dod, Super Congress, Clinton, Medicare Medicaid, Social Security, Defence Spending, Navy, 1937, Simpson, Unemployment, Armed Forces, George W. Bush, Air Force, Great Recession, Recession, Army, Simpson-Bowles, Bowles, Politics News
Fernando Espuelas

The world's most powerful country was brought to the edge of financial chaos by Mrs. Bachmann and her Tea Party cohorts. Americans should never forget the damage that they have caused the whole nation.

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Christine Lagarde on Sovereign Debt, Growth and Social Instability

iMFdirect | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Debt, Fiscal Consolidation, International Monetary Fund, Deficits, Employment, Jobs, Imf, United States, Growth, Japan, Debt Ceiling, Commodity Prices, Social Inequality, Greece, Euorpe, Business News
iMFdirect

The IMF chief gave a speech in New York City today that sets out how the IMF can help countries tackle this troika of challenges to the global economy...

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The Solution Is More, Not Less Europe

Antonio Borges | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Reforms, Europe, Sweden, Germany, Euro Area, Currency Union, Governance, Equity Capital, Economic Crisis, Surveillance, Global Trade, European Union, Growth, Euro Area Art IV, European Financial Stability Framework, Stability and Growth Pact, Structural Reforms, Economic and Monetary Union, Government Debt, Policymakers, Financial Sector, Labor Market, Economic Integration, Integration, Business News
Antonio Borges

It is hard to hold the course in the middle of a storm, but European policymakers need to if they want European integration to succeed.

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George Soros: Greek Default Might Be 'Inevitable'

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Europe Greece, Sovereign Debt, Default Soros, Soros Greece, European Union, Greece Default, Greek Debt Crisis, Business News

Greece is heading for default, or at least a devaluation, and European Union (EU) leaders have to adopt a "plan B" to stem contagion to the rest o...

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Small Business and Sovereign Debt

Grace Fodor | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Bank Balance Sheets, Banks, Fodor, Euro, Small Business Debt, Euro Crisis, Cosmetics Business Small Business, Small Business America, Business News
Grace Fodor

When Lehman fell in 2008, we were growing our fledgling beauty business at around 400 percent year on year with all of the risks and challenges that involves.

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Pushing on a String?

Charles Kolb | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Corporate Tax Rate, Jobs Council, President Obama, Federal Reserve, Credit Default Swaps, Business, Fiscal Policy, Politics News
Charles Kolb

The Obama administration is now out of ammunition: neither monetary nor fiscal policy options are available to stimulate economic growth, reduce unemployment, and encourage consumer spending.

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How China Stiffs Its Own Creditors

Ian Fletcher | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Sovereign Default, Sovereign Debt, Foreign Debt, China, Business News
Ian Fletcher

Either the People's Republic of China is the successor state to Nationalist China, in which case it must honor the latter's debts, or it isn't, in which case it is not the legitimate government of the country.

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More, Not Less, Financial Integration Needed in Europe

Antonio Borges | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Capital Flows, Sovereign Debt, Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions, Current Account Deficits, Market Failures, Sustainable Growth, Fixed Exchange Rates, Financial Sector, Regulatory and Supervisory Frameworks, Foreign Exchange Risk, Financial Integration, Banks, European Union, Interest Rates, External Debt, The Euro, Business News
Antonio Borges

Banks -- and the loans they provided in the run-up to the crisis -- are at the heart of Europe's problems today. Policies to promote deeper integration of Europe's banks should be part of the solution.

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World Banks Face $3.6 Trillion "Wall Of Maturing Debt," IMF Warns

Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Irish Banks, Germany, Maturing Debt, Bank Debt, Imf, European Union, Sovereign Debt, Capital Requirements, Greece, Business News

WASHINGTON (By Emily Kaiser) - The world's banks face a $3.6 trillion "wall of maturing debt" in the next two years and must compete with debt-lad...

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'Combination of Worries' Gets Attention in Davos (Video)

iMFdirect | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Europe, Fiscal Consolidation, Fiscal Monitor, World Economic Outlook, Global Recovery, Commodity Prices, Global Financial Stability Report, Inflationary Pressures, Global Imbalances, World Economic Forum, Fiscal Policy, Business News
iMFdirect

Europe's sovereign debt crisis, fiscal challenges in advanced economies, concerns about overheating in emerging market countries, and the impact of rising food prices. These were the hot topics this year in Davos.

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Ireland Credit Rating Slashed To 3 Grades Above Junk

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ireland Bailout, Sovereign Debt, S, Ireland Credit Rating, European Union, Irish Debt, EU Debt Crisis, Eu, Fitch, Moody's, Ireland Debt Crisis, Business News

DUBLIN — Moody's slashed Ireland's credit rating five notches on Friday and warned of further downgrades if the country cannot regain command of...

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Carmen Reinhart Warns That High Unemployment Could Last 10 Years

The New York Times | SEWELL CHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: This Time Is Different, Sovereign Debt, Unemployment, Carmen Reinhart, Financial Crisis, Jobless, Jobs, Economist, Kansas Deficits, Unemployment Rate, Business News

The American economy could experience painfully slow growth and stubbornly high unemployment for a decade or longer as a result of the 2007 collapse o...

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Funeral For a European Myth

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Sovereign Debt, European Debt, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Here we go again -- the death of another myth, namely the one that Europe's worrisome sovereign debt crisis has run its course. Far more likely, the evidence shows, we're in for a rerun.

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