The International Monetary Fund is hurrying to approve by early November a package that would let certain emerging market economies exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars to ease short-term credit strains.
Opening swap lines gives central banks more ability to lend to their local commercial banks and get U.S. dollars circulating in overnight and short-term money markets.
I have had the flu for the last 3 weeks, and now have bronchitis. But do not worry, I will be ...
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The FT says today that the government of Singapore's $23-a-share investment in Merrill Lynch was worth just $12.10 per share at ...
[Link]Voilà ce qu'il y a dans ma boule de cristal pour l'année qui commence.... [Link]
Statement just out from CBK (emphasis ours): Commerzbank AG / Corporate Action/Acquisition 08.01.2009 Release of a UK Regulatory Announcement, transmitted ... [Link]
Each month the market focuses on the Employment Situation Report. At "A Dash" we have studied this carefully, perhaps more so ...
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The Treasury will sell $16 billion of 10 year notes in about an hour. It is a lot of risk and ...
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Many finger the ratings agencies for a portion of our current problems, and to be sure, they deserve blame. Many of ...
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Agencies, yes. But not Treasuries.
Keith Bradsher of the New York Times, citing Ben Simpfendorfer of RBS, argues that China’s ...
[Link]Larry Flynt and Ben Dover want the UK and US governments to bail out the porn industry. Now, I’m no ... [Link]
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