considerthis11/30fromBloomberg:
TheECB,theBankofEnglandandtheFederalReservehaveallofferedemergencyfundsthisweektosootheconcernsthatcreditconditionswilldeteriorateattheendoftheyear....
''Centralbanksdon'thavethetoolstoarrestthisriseinLiborbecausetheissueisnolongeraboutliquidity,it'saboutcreditconcerns,''saidJohnWraith,London-basedheadofU.K.interest-ratestrategyatRoyalBankofScotlandPlc,these...[阅读全文]
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IMF:MortgageResetChartFromtheIMF:AssessingRiskstoGlobalFinancialStability
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ThischartfromCreditSuisseviatheIMFshowstheheavysubprimeresetsin2008,plusitshowstheresetproblemswithAlt-AandOptionARMloansinlateryears.
Althoughmanyofthehomeownersinthe2009to2011resetperiodswillrefinance(iftheycan),thisshowsthattheproblemsinhousingwilllingerforseveralyears.Whatisespecia...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-30 23:29:03)
Iamamazedatmyagetoseethecrapthatkidsbuy.Therearethesegameboxesthatcosthundredsofdollarsandallkindsofipodsandcellphones.Whatisgoingtogofirstinarecession?Mygenerationislookingretirementintheeye,athreatenedsocialsecuritysystemandmanyofushaveteenagekids.ThegoodnewsisweallhavecompanyandonceJimmyandJanetrealizethattheirfriendsarelosingtheiripodsandXboxesaswell,itwon'tmatterthattheydon'thaveone.Newf...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-30 22:42:48)
TheCreditMarketsGetTighter
Whilespacedoesnotpermit,noticethatitisnotjustresidentialmortgagesthathavebecomeaproblem.Homeequity,creditcards,autoloansareallseeingaseriousriseindelinquenciesandforeclosures.Banksarehavingtoeatintotheircapitalbaseinordertoreserveforgrowinglosses.Andthatmeanstheyhavelessmoneytolend.Andindeed,everysurveyIhaveseenforthepastfewmonthspointstoever-tighteningcreditcon...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-29 23:49:21)
CreditCracks,MarketsClose,BondsYelp`Help!':MarkGilbert
ByMarkGilbert
(2007-11-29 23:45:24)
Ithinkeveryoneoutthereisgoingtofindoutaboutcreditcrunchesbeforethisoneisover.Thecrunchin1974took50%offgoldandalmostthatmuchofftheDow.Analligatoronyourassiseasierthanacreditcrunchonthepriceofyourassets.
TherewasaguyonCNBCtodaywhotoldthetruth.Youdon'tgetthetruthonCNBCtoooftenandwhenyoudo,theguyisusuallyshutupbysomeone.Notthistime.Thisguy,whosenameIcan'trecall,saidthecreditbubblewasbiggerthanthed...[阅读全文]
TherewasaguyonCNBCtodaywhotoldthetruth.Youdon'tgetthetruthonCNBCtoooftenandwhenyoudo,theguyisusuallyshutupbysomeone.Notthistime.Thisguy,whosenameIcan'trecall,saidthecreditbubblewasbiggerthanthed...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-29 22:11:00)
MunicipalBondDealsSqueezedByCreditCrisisByDavidChoWashingtonPostStaffWriter
Thursday,November29,2007;PageA01Thewideningcreditcrunchismakingitharderforcitiesandschoolsystemstogetmoneyforbuildings,ballparksandothervitalprojectsfromthe$2.5trillionmarketformunicipalbonds,asectorofWallStreetthatrarelyseestrouble.Thatisleavingthemwithatoughchoice:eitherputofftheprojects,orpayhigherinterestratesonthe...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-29 21:44:42)
"Yesterday,DonKohn,numbertwomanattheFed,toldtheworldthatAmerica'scentralbankwouldbe"flexibleandpragmatic."
Peopleknewwhatthatmeant.TheFedispreparedtocutratesnextmonth.
Soencouragedbythiswereinvestorsthattheysetaboutbuyingeverystockinsight.TheDowrose331points.Thatbringsthetotalto546pointsgainedinthelasttwodays.Notbad.
Butwhatdoesitmean?Lessthaninvestorsthink.
Wehaveopinedthatthegrea...[阅读全文]
Peopleknewwhatthatmeant.TheFedispreparedtocutratesnextmonth.
Soencouragedbythiswereinvestorsthattheysetaboutbuyingeverystockinsight.TheDowrose331points.Thatbringsthetotalto546pointsgainedinthelasttwodays.Notbad.
Butwhatdoesitmean?Lessthaninvestorsthink.
Wehaveopinedthatthegrea...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-29 21:21:32)
一个人的历史，国家的历史作者：龙川一木
季羡林的《牛棚杂忆》回忆了知名学者的“右派”历程，马识途的《沧桑十年》回忆了著名作家的“反革命”历程，戴煌的《九死一生》回忆了资深记者的“右派”历程，何济翔的《沪上法治梦》回忆了资深法官的“右派”历程，殷毅的《回首残阳已含山》回忆了年轻记者的“右派”历程，《无罪流放》是66位知识分子对“五[阅读全文]
(2007-11-29 21:19:01)
AFreeLifeisJin'sfirstnovelsetinAmerica,andmightbe,asRonCharlespointsoutinhisreviewforBookWorld,hismostautobiographical.ItnotonlyexplorestheworldofarecentChineseimmigrant(JinmovedtotheU.S.in1985),butalsoexamineshisprotagonist'sdesireandstruggletowriteinthelanguageofhisnewhome.
PleasejoinOffthePagetoaskJinabouthisnewnovel,hispreviousworkssuchasWaitingandotherliterarytopics.
--CaroleBurns[阅读全文]
PleasejoinOffthePagetoaskJinabouthisnewnovel,hispreviousworkssuchasWaitingandotherliterarytopics.
--CaroleBurns[阅读全文]
