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Struggling sovereigns could look to retail bond solution
Spain and Portugal should follow Italy’s lead by tapping retail investors, says Barclays economist.
BaFin shorting ban may contain loopholes for investors
German restrictions on short-selling of governments, CDS and financials may not be as bad as feared.
ECB warns of carry trade and deficit risks
Yield curve traders and crowding out remain major threats to European finances, the ECB said in its financial stability report yesterday.
Eurozone sovereign CDS blow out after Spain ratings downgrade
Wider sovereign debt insurance costs follow Spanish ratings downgrade and falling equity prices
Kuwait OPEC Minister: Oil price to drop to $60/bbl
Kuwait’s Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil minister says oil prices are set to fall further amidst continuing concerns over the global economic recovery
Goodhart: CoCos 'not silver bullets' for bank capital reform
Regulators should ban dividend payments or curb banker pay to conserve cash, instead of championing Cocos, says economist
Global crude benchmark WTI is flawed, according to expert
The global oil industry is increasingly turning away from WTI as a physical price benchmark, says industry consultant
Shell builds shale assets despite environmental concerns
Shell's $4.7 billion shale assets purchase today flies in the face of industry concerns about the impact of tighter regulations on future production
FSA Hyman ban reflects strategy change
Regulator more focused on “experience and qualifications”
Cautious outlook from oil experts at industry event
A sharp increase in oil demand from non-OECD countries will compensate for peaking demand in OECD area
Korean risk premiums exceed Thailand, ‘raised long term'
Tensions on the Korean peninsula mean CDS prices are likely to stay high for some time, analysts say
US investors still sensitive to counterparty risk
Counterparty risk remains a dominant theme for US investors, who are keen to analyse issuer credit ratings and credit default swap levels before buying a structured product. Richard Jory asks senior US industry figures how attitudes to counterparty…
