Opinion/Foreign exchange

A yen for financing

Yen-denominated mortgages have proven an attractive source of low-cost housing funding over the past 10 years. David Rowe asks whether these products are an accident waiting to happen

It's different this time - really

The advent of the structured credit market has changed investors' understanding of risk. What's more, the triggers for widespread losses will not be the same this time round

A gathering storm?

US default rates for high-yield bonds have remained surprisingly low over the past three years. Some argue this indicates that the world has changed, but we have heard this story before, argues David Rowe

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