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No nosedive: markets could defy doom-mongers
Markets face a testing 2012 – but Stephen Blyth argues they are better-equipped to cope than in 2008
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Regulatory changes opportunities not challenges, says JP Morgan Chase...
Changes should be seen as opportunities to improve your business, says an optimistic Gene Álvarez, global head of operational risk for securities lending at JP Morgan Chase
ECB in talks with dealers on buying inflation-linked bonds
Dealers will present their case as to why the ECB should buy linkers as well as nominal bonds in a conference call today
Use of OECD ratings in US market risk proposals questioned
Country risk classifications "are not sovereign ratings" says OECD. US regulators last month proposed using them as an alternative to external credit ratings
IMF looks to strengthen Asian ties to combat global economic crisis
The IMF is looking to work with Asian countries to lessen the impact of the global crisis on the region, says David Lipton, IMF first deputy managing director
Japan still backs EFSF despite threat to AAA rating
The expectation that Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade France and Austria will have a knock-on impact on the EFSF will not deter further Japanese investment in its bonds, says Japanese official
Asian institutionals take aggressive stance on volatility
The potential for another systemic meltdown is a clear and present danger given the precarious state of eurozone public finances plus global debt and credit imbalances. But Asian investors are not rushing to buy crash protection. Rather, with implied...
Tech firms prepare euro break-up contingencies
A splintering of the eurozone would require a host of changes to financial technology – from minor tweaks to major re-engineering. Some companies are working out how they would cope. By Clive Davidson
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