Feature/Economics
Haircut or fleecing ?
argentina
Preparing for an end to deflation
Inflation-linked bonds
Rethinking Kyoto
A long-awaited debate on the Kyoto Treaty has begun in Europe. Just how muchwill it cost industry and the EU economy? Long-term Energy Risk contributor MariaKielmas gives her views on the latest developments
The year of the bear
Bond outlook
Riding the wave
emerging markets
Following the paper trail
commercial paper
In pursuit of the eurobarrel
The markets say they do not want oil prices in euros. But denominating internationalcrude prices in euros is a political ambition the European Union seems determinedto pursue – starting with Russia. MariaKielmas reports
2004: end to the easy money
Credit of the month
Every last drop
Strategy forum
No strings attached
Columnist
Sovereignstates
Russian debt
The Latin quarter
Argentina
Rhodia: a chemical hazard
Credit of the month
Return of the loan market
Leveraged loans
The Latin quarter
argentina
Geopolitical futures: The politics of betting
Using markets to forecast political events may not be as strange an idea as it seemed in July, when a terrorism futures scheme collapsed. But there is still scepticism as to whether such an approach would be ethical or effective.
Utilities: stoking the flames
Credit of the month
King ofjunk
Michael Milken
Getting the ball rolling
Securitisation
On the back foot
Market view
Protecting your own
Alstom
The crystal ball
Credit strategy
Financials: safe as houses
Credit of the month
Preparation, quantification, implementation
While the South African Reserve Bank is in favour of Basel II, those tasked with preparing for the new capital accord are in no doubt that the risk quantification challenges presented by it are daunting.