The New China, Bush Asks for TARP, 2009 Oil Surprise, Buy Turkmenistan and More!
by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Chinese exports dive; oil imports, money supply and leverage rise… sound familiar? Bush asks for rest of $700 billion TARP… S&P says USA’s credit rating getting shaky Dan ... . Unfortunately, the model was still dependent on mass consumption in the West. Without credit-fueled [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:29
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Euro Rallies After ECB Cuts 50bp
After having cut interest rates by 50bp Thursday morning to 2 percent, ... debt rating downgraded. Greece’s credit rating was cut by S&P yesterday. There are no silver [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:14:21
Ainda o “downgrade” da S&P (3)
Bloomberg The risk of losses on European government bonds is mounting as the economic slowdown threatens credit ratings in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Greece. Credit-default swaps tied to the debt of Ireland rose more than seven-fold ... to be threatened with a debt downgrade when Standard & Poor’s said the country’s long-term rating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:03:02
S&P: "We'd Do a Deal Structured by Cows" And Other Rating Agency Dirty Linen
Most eyes were on the plunging equity markets today, and the rating agencies must be plenty glad for the air cover ... ): In a hearing today before the House Oversight Committee, the credit rating agencies are being ... . Case in point: this instant message exchange between two unidentified Standard & Poor's officials [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 20:01:02
S&P gives Teck lowest investment grade rating, citing heavy debt load
Standard & Poor's has urged Teck to pay US$6 billion of debt by 2010 to improve the Vancouver-based miner's low credit rating. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:39:00
Ainda o “downgrade” da S&P (5)
Bloomberg Spain may struggle to sell 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion) ... . Standard & Poor’s said Jan. 12 it may lower Spain’s AAA credit rating. “There is a clear risk ... of bonds as the prospect of a credit downgrade and a flood of new issues by European governments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 09:54:11
Information trickle down
UPDATE: 7:45PM NZDT:ODT reporting:ANZ and National Bank have announced they are dropping their fixed-term mortgage rates ahead of the next Official ... fall in line with what the RBNZ does on 29 January.-- UPDATE ENDS RNZ reporting that the S&P credit rating downgrade has affected our dollar. I have always said that credit rating agencies will trigger [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 22:43:00
S&P: Credit losses will rise into 2010
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s expects nonperforming loans to continue to rise through 2009 and into 2010, ... for Biz2Credit. Biz2Credit is a small business marketplace that provides entrepreneurs ... to increase amid the widening economic downturn, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report released [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:34:39
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