Sovereign debt
The gathering storm
The skies are once again darkening over the world economy. A recent string of grim economic data is raising the spectre of global recession. As world leaders fight to save the eurozone – itself on the...
European insurers could withstand a Greek and Italian sovereign debt default without widespread rating downgrades, according to rating agency Fitch Ratings. As world leaders battle to put together a...
Bank for International Settlements Quarterly Review warns weaker global growth outlook risks fuelling sovereign debt crisis
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Greece tranche decision delayed until October: Juncker
Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker says decision to release sixth bailout tranche to Greece will be delayed until October; sovereign may default sooner than expected, says analyst
Central banks take aim at dollar-funding shortage
Co-ordinated action from five central banks eases the pressure on dollar funding for European banks, but euro/dollar cross-currency basis swap market remains under stress
Sovereign debt crisis undermines LCR, critics say
Bankers at Eurofi conference in Wroclaw, Poland call for a wider range of assets to be eligible for Basel III's liquidity coverage ratio
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Basel Committee's Walter dismisses reports of LCR overhaul
Basel Committee is working on criteria to decide what counts as a liquid asset, but secretary general says no decisions have yet been taken on how – or whether – to change the LCR
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During a question and answer session at Risk Japan 2011 in Tokyo today, Mizuho Securities chief risk officer, Kenji Fujii, tells delegates Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, was right not to have announced a new wave of quantitative easing last week. He also...
The new ‘Eurobond’ – the eurozone’s last hope?
As Europe’s sovereign debt woes deepen, markets are increasingly speculating over the need for a new ‘Eurobond’, guaranteed by all euro member states. Tanuj Khosla from 3 Degrees Asset Management looks at how such a bond might work
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