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Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

Sovereign Debt and Derivatives: Is a Ban on Naked CDS Justified?

Ireland: Banking Sector

Ireland's Bad Bank NAMA Delayed Again Upon EU Commission Approval: Will It Come Off the Ground?

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Twists of Regulators' Burden-Sharing Requirement

Credit Market Conditions in the Eurozone

Credit Crunch in the Eurozone Intensifies: Loans to Non-Financial Corporations Decrease Further

Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and TALF

US$1 Trillion TALF For New ABS and New/Legacy CMBS: US$100 Billion in Assets Sold

Greece: Banking Sector

Greek Banks: Could Downgrade to BBB Lead to a Downward Spiral?

Systemic Effects of Exit Strategies

Fed's New Tools: Interest on Reserves, Reverse Repos and Term Deposits

Asia/Pacific

China: Inflation and Monetary Policy

How High Will China’s Inflation Go?

China Hikes Reserve Requirements Again: How Tight Is Monetary Policy?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Central Bank Independence : Central Bank Transparency : Inflation Targeting : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Money Markets :

China: Banking Sector

Does Chinese Bank Lending Pose Future Risks?

How Solid Are Chinese Banks?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Poverty Reduction : Securitization and Structured Finance :

China: Property Market

Will the Chinese Property Bubble Burst in 2010?

What Might be the Macro Effects of a Chinese Asset Market Crash?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Residential :

Islamic Finance

Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?

Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : South East Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Hong Kong: Property Market

Will the Hong Kong Government Prevent a Property Bubble?

Hong Kong and Macau : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Residential :

Indonesia: Banking Sector

Is Credit Growth Still Subdued in Indonesia?

Can Indonesia's Banking Sector Withstand Rising Delinquencies?

Indonesia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Japan's Lost Decade

U.S. Today Versus Japan's Lost Decade

Lessons from Japan's Crisis

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Past Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

China: Corporate Finance

How Will the Improved Outlook for Chinese Corporate Profits Affect Capex?

Private Equity in China: Local Players and Joint Ventures

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Vietnam: Financial Sector

How Vulnerable Are Vietnam's Banks?

Will Credit Growth in Vietnam Cool in 2010?

South East Asia : Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Japan: Banking Sector

Should Japanese Banks Bail Out Ailing Companies?

Japanese Moratorium on Loan Repayments: Will It Ease the Hurt From Ongoing Asset Collapse?

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

India: Financial Sector

Will India Continue to Rely on Soft Capital Controls to Contain Capital Inflows?

Has Economic Slowdown Affected the Profitability of Indian Banks?

India : South Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

New Zealand: Financial Sector

Is New Zealand Fortifying Its Buffers Against Liquidity Shocks?

New Zealand the Next Iceland? Credit Crunch Continues

New Zealand : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Asia: Financial Sector

How Resilient Are Asian Banks?

Will Hedge Funds in Asia Face More Redemptions?

Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Emerging Markets: Capital Controls, FDI and Capital Flows

Emerging Markets: Are Capital Controls in Fashion Again?

Decline in Capital Flows to Emerging Markets: Major Source of Financial Stress

Brazil : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : External Balance : Financial Systems and Regulation :

China: Credit Markets

Panda Bonds: Will China Allow More RMB Bonds?

Will Stimulus Breathe New Life into Chinese Corporate Bond Market?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance : Government Bonds : Money Markets :

China: Derivatives Regulation

Will Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Break Their Derivatives Contracts?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Markets : Derivatives : Financial Systems and Regulation : Options and Futures :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America :

South Korea: Banking Sector

Is South Korea's Banking Sector Well-Equipped to Weather the Global Financial Crisis?

How Will the Korea Development Bank Be Privatized?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Malaysia: Banking Sector

Is Malaysia’s Banking Sector Stabilizing?

Malaysia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

South Korea: Corporate Sector

Is South Korean Corporate Sector Healthy?

Facilities Investment Rebounded in South Korea: How Strong it Will Be in 2010?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance :

Singapore: Financial Sector

How Resilient Is Singapore's Financial Sector?

How Well Is Singapore's Banking Sector Weathering Global Volatility?

Singapore : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Malaysia: Financial Sector

Is Malaysia’s Banking Sector Stabilizing?

Will Islamic Finance in Malaysia Recover in 2010?

Malaysia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Philippines: Financial Sector

Are Philippine Bank Balance Sheets Sound?

What Precautions Has the Philippines Taken Against Financial Crisis and Recession?

Philippines : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Australia: Financial Sector

Australian Post-Crisis Financial Regulation: Will Reforms Prevent Another Boom and Bust?

How Was Australia Impacted by the Credit Crunch?

Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Taiwan: Banking Sector

How Are Taiwan's Banks Weathering the Global Financial Crisis?

North East Asia : Taiwan : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Hong Kong as China's Financial Center

Is the Outlook Improving for Hong Kong's Banks?

China : Hong Kong and Macau : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Japan: Corporate Finance

Are Poison Pills and Protectionism Passe in Japan?

Bank of Japan Takes on Role of Corporate Financier

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance :

Australia: Corporate Finance

Are Australian Business Earnings and Production Still Sliding?

Australia: Worried About Chinese Investment?

Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance :

Japan: Non-Bank Financial Institutions

Will Tokyo Become the London of the East?

Japan Post Privatization Halted

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Thailand: Financial Sector

Do Thai Banks Still Rely Too Much on Collateral?

Thai Banking Sector: Cutting Savings Rates?

South East Asia : Thailand : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

South Korea: Non-Bank Financial Sector

Will South Korea's Derivatives Market Continue to Grow Robustly?

Will the Financial Crisis Continue to Hit South Korea's Securities Market Hard?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Markets :

Asia: Corporate Sector

Is Asian Corporate Sector Vulnerable Amid Weak Demand and Tight Financial Condition?

Will Corporate Finance in Asia Continue to Improve?

Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Europe

United Kingdom: Banking Sector, Risk Management and Financial Regulation

What Are the Risks to the UK’s Banking Sector?

UK Credit Conditions: Crunch Time?

United Kingdom : Europe : Finance and Banking : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Poverty Reduction : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Iceland's Geyser Crisis

Iceland Rejects Controversial Icesave Legislation in Referendum

Iceland's Debt Burden: How Sustainable?

Iceland : Nordics : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis :

Credit Market Conditions in the Eurozone

Credit Crunch in the Eurozone Intensifies: Loans to Non-Financial Corporations Decrease Further

Has the Global Corporate Default Rate Peaked?

Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking :

United Kingdom: Bond Market

Is a Downgrade of UK Credit Ratings Likely?

UK Banking Crisis: Can Public Finances Cope?

United Kingdom : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Government Bonds :

Greece: Fiscal Policy and Public Finances

Overview of Solutions: Wolfgang Schaeuble Proposes European Monetary Fund (EMF)

Sovereign Debt and Derivatives: Is a Ban on Naked CDS Justified?

Eurozone : Greece : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

United Kingdom: Government Debt

The UK 2009 Pre-Budget Report: 50% Windfall Tax on Bonuses, Higher Income Taxes

UK Banking Crisis: Can Public Finances Cope?

United Kingdom : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Eastern Europe: Banking Sector

South East European Banks: Effects of the Greek Debt Drama

Greece's Fiscal Crisis: Spillover Effects to CEE?

Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Hungary : Poland : Romania : Serbia : Slovakia : South East Europe : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Nordics: Banking Sector

Danish Banks: More Resilient Now, but Expiring Government Support a Potential Risk

Sweden’s Bank Stability Fee Attracts Worldwide Attention

Denmark : Finland : Iceland : Nordics : Norway : Sweden : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Greece: Banking Sector

Greek Banks: Could Downgrade to BBB Lead to a Downward Spiral?

Sovereign Debt and Derivatives: Is a Ban on Naked CDS Justified?

Eurozone : Greece : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Ireland: Banking Sector

Ireland's Bad Bank NAMA Delayed Again Upon EU Commission Approval: Will It Come Off the Ground?

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Twists of Regulators' Burden-Sharing Requirement

Ireland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Systemic Effects of Exit Strategies

Fed's New Tools: Interest on Reserves, Reverse Repos and Term Deposits

UK Stops Quantitative Easing: An End or a Pause?

Eurozone : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

The European Banking Sector

Are Europe's Banks in Worse Shape Than U.S. Banks?

RGE Strategy Flash: Profit Warning Illustrates Continuing Banking Sector Challenges

Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Are Europe's Banks In Worse Shape Than the U.S. Banks?

Europe : Finance and Banking :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

The European Financial Stability Framework

European-Wide Micro- and Macro-Prudential Regulation: Leaders Give Backing

EU Hedge Fund and Private Equity Directive: Is It Protectionist?

Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Advanced Economies: Financial Sector Taxes

Responsibility Fee, Tobin Tax, or Bonus Tax? Bankers Support Systemic Risk Levy

Eurozone : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Ukraine Banks

Ukraine Banking Sector: Ballooning NPLs a Risk in 2010

Ukraine: Banks Banking On A Bail-Out?

Central Asia : Russia and CIS : Ukraine : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

EU Stress Tests

How Healthy Are Spanish Banks?

ECB December Financial Stability Review: Increase in Expected Writedowns

Eurozone : Spain : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Russia: Banking Sector

Russian Banking Sector: More Consolidation On the Way?

Are Russian Banks Adequately Capitalized Given Rising NPL Levels?

Russia : Russia and CIS : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Dark Liquidity Pools

High-Frequency Trading: Frontrunning or Just a Faster Car?

'Flash Orders' and 'Naked Access' as Niches of High-Frequency Trading: Should they be Banned?

United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Equities : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Basel II

Towards Basel III: New Capital and Liquidity Standards by 2012 With Long Transition Period

Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Banks and Risk Management :

Austria: Banking Sector

Exposed to Eastern European Woes: Austria Nationalizes HGAA Bank

Austria:The Fall of the EU's Last Bastion of Banking Secrecy

Austria : Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking :

Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds in Germany

Is Germany's Recession an Opportunity for SWFs and Private Equity Firms?

Eurozone : Germany : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Sectors and Industries :

France: Banking Sector

France to Adopt One-Off Bonus Tax

Eurozone : France : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

Europe : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America :

The Impact of ECB Easing

Danish Monetary Policy: Another Unilateral Move Cuts Key Lending Rate to Record-Low 1.05%

Is the ECB Monetary Stance Adequate for Germany?

Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Germany: Banking Sector

Germany: Credit Constraints Weaken in January, Credit Crunch Averted?

West LB Creates Germany's First 'Bad Bank' - More Banks to Follow Suit?

Eurozone : Germany : Europe : Finance and Banking :

The Netherlands: Banking Sector

What Are the Challenges Facing the Dutch Banking Sector?

Will the Dutch Cap on Executive Bonuses Prove Effective?

Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Benelux : Eurozone :

The Shadow Banking System

Run on the US$10 Trillion 'Shadow Banking System': Who Is the Shadow Lender of Last Resort?

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries :

Turkey: Banking Sector

Turkey's Banking Sector: How Healthy?

Turkey : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Russian Currency Reserves and Sovereign Wealth

Russia's Sovereign Wealth: Russia Draws on the Reserve Fund

Russia Goes Global: Russian Multinationals Invest Abroad

Russia : Russia and CIS : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Reserve Diversification :

Western European Banks' Support of their Eastern Counterparts

Greek Banks: Could Downgrade to BBB Lead to a Downward Spiral?

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Twists of Regulators' Burden-Sharing Requirement

Austria : Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Estonia : Eurozone : Greece : Hungary : Italy : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Serbia : South East Europe : Sweden : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Private Equity Performance

Private Equity: Outlook for 2010

Private Equity and the Credit Crunch: What To Do With US$500 - 1000 Billion in Undrawn Funds?

Eurozone : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Switzerland: Banking Sector

How Much Black Money is Hidden in Swiss Bank Accounts?

Swiss Banks and Systemic Risk: 'Too Big to Bail'?

Switzerland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Sectors and Industries :

Swiss Bank Secrecy

What is the Outlook for the Swiss Banking Sector Post Banking Secrecy?

Dilution of Swiss Bank Secrecy: What is the Economic Impact?

Switzerland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues :

The European Corporate Debt Market

Implementing the Eurozone's Bank Recapitalization and Debt Guarantee Plans

Eye on External Debt Levels in Eastern Europe

Europe : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance :

Italy: Banking Sector

Italian Banks Under Pressure: Moody's Downgrades Italian Banking System To Negative

Italy : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Latin America

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Poverty Reduction : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

Emerging Markets: Capital Controls, FDI and Capital Flows

Emerging Markets: Are Capital Controls in Fashion Again?

Decline in Capital Flows to Emerging Markets: Major Source of Financial Stress

Brazil : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : External Balance : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Mexico: Finance and Banking Sector

Fed Swap Line and Banxico's Role in the FX Market

How Is Mexico's Financial System Dealing With the Crisis?

Mexico : Latin America : Finance and Banking :

Mexico: Corporate Bond Market

Mexico's Corporate Bond Market Outlook

Mexico : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance :

Brazil: Fiscal Policy

Are Brazil's Fiscal Accounts Sound?

Brazil Now Investment Grade, Say All Three Major Ratings Agencies

Brazil : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

Argentina's Debt Default

International Reserves, Private Deposits and the Argentine Peso

What is Argentina Doing to Re-enter International Capital Markets? What About the IMF?

Argentina : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : Government Bonds :

International Reserves and Private Deposits in Argentina

International Reserves, Private Deposits and the Argentine Peso

Argentina : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Lending Conditions in Brazil

Lending Conditions in Brazil: Fostering the Recovery?

Brazil: Q2 2009 GDP Declined 1.2% y/y But Expanded 1.9.% q/q

Brazil : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Middle East and Africa

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Poverty Reduction : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Islamic Finance

Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?

Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : South East Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Saudi Arabia: Financial Sector

How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?

Saad and Algosaibi Groups: Potential for Systemic Risk Throughout the GCC?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

Iran: Banking System

Is Iran's Banking System in Crisis?

Conflicts Between the Central Bank of Iran and the Government

Iran : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

UAE: Banks and Financial Sector

Will UAE Banks Exposure to Dubai World Weigh on Banking Sector Activity?

Spillovers From Dubai's Standstill on the MENA Region

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

MENA: Banks

GCC Banking Sector Outlook: What Lies Ahead?

Stress-Testing MENA Financial Institutions

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : The Maghreb : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

GCC Financial Centers

Is Exchange Consolidation a Sign that Dubai's Role as a Financial Hub Is Being Diminished?

How Strong are UAE (and GCC) Insolvency Regulations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

GCC: Asset Management

The Role of Private Wealth in the Gulf

GCC Asset Management Industry

Gulf Cooperation Council : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

Middle East: Economic Profile

Declining Confidence in MENA: What Can be Done to Help?

MENA M&As: On the Rise as Banks Face Tougher Times?

Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles : Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America :

North America

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Poverty Reduction : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Repurchase Agreements

Fed's New Tools: Interest on Reserves, Reverse Repos and Term Deposits

Review of the Tri-Party Repo System: Task Force Releases Infrastructure Progress Report

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries : Securitization and Structured Finance :

United States: Monetary Policy

Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn Announces Retirement: How Will This Affect the FOMC?

Federal Reserve Raises Discount Rate: When Will the Fed Hike Other Policy Rates?

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and TALF

US$1 Trillion TALF For New ABS and New/Legacy CMBS: US$100 Billion in Assets Sold

Toxic Asset Performance: Watch Maiden Lane

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice :

Pension Funds: Asset Allocation

How Well-Funded Are Global Corporate Pension Plans?

Governance of Public Pension Funds: Angels, Monsters or Somewhere in Between?

Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Canada : United States : North America : Finance and Banking :

Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

Sovereign Debt and Derivatives: Is a Ban on Naked CDS Justified?

"Big Bang" and "Small Bang" in the CDS Market: Industry Group Adopts Standardized Rules for "Plain Vanilla" CDS

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Government Sponsored Enterprises

Overview of Long-Term Solutions for Fannie and Freddie: Plan To Be Unveiled in 2011

GinnieMae, GSE and FHA Program Extension: Litterbin of Last Resort?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Systemic Effects of Exit Strategies

Fed's New Tools: Interest on Reserves, Reverse Repos and Term Deposits

UK Stops Quantitative Easing: An End or a Pause?

Eurozone : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

Leveraged Loans and Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO)

Leveraged Loans and CLOs: Markets Stage a Comeback

How to Dispose of the US$100-200 Billion Leveraged Loan Overhang? Provide Financing To Buyer

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans :

High-Yield Bonds and Distressed Debt

The Empty Creditor Phenomenon: Does It Also Work In Reverse?

Covenant-Lite and Payment-In-Kind (PIK) Features: 'Zombie' Companies Delay Defaults, Hurt Recovery Rates

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans :

Hedge Fund Performance

What's Driving Hedge Fund Performance?

Hedge Funds: Outlook for 2010

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Post-Crisis Regulatory Reforms in the U.S.

Tackling Too-Big-To-Fail: Overview of Proposals

Who Should Be the Systemic Risk Regulator in the U.S.?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Current Financial Crisis : Financial Systems and Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Advanced Economies: Financial Sector Taxes

Responsibility Fee, Tobin Tax, or Bonus Tax? Bankers Support Systemic Risk Levy

Eurozone : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

United States: Commercial Real Estate Loans and Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)

Commercial Real Estate Loss Estimates

Possible CMBS Trigger? Technical Default on Stuyvesant Town Debt on January 2010

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector :

U.S. Banking Sector Performance

U.S. Banks: Q4 Banking Profile

U.S. Credit Card Delinquencies Hit Record in December 2009: Turnaround Only After H2 2010?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking :

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Large Banks Repay TARP Capital: What Has TARP Achieved?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

U.S. Corporate Bonds

Credit Markets: Outlook for 2010

Record Junk Bond Issuance in 2009 Amid Record Returns

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans :

Global Monetary System

Is It Time for a New Global Reserve Currency?

Euro as Reserve Currency

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Currencies : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Government Bonds : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Reserve Diversification :

Dark Liquidity Pools

High-Frequency Trading: Frontrunning or Just a Faster Car?

'Flash Orders' and 'Naked Access' as Niches of High-Frequency Trading: Should they be Banned?

United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Equities : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Basel II

Towards Basel III: New Capital and Liquidity Standards by 2012 With Long Transition Period

Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Banks and Risk Management :

Hedge Funds and Private Equity as Leveraged Investors

The Empty Creditor Phenomenon: Does It Also Work In Reverse?

Covenant-Lite and Payment-In-Kind (PIK) Features: 'Zombie' Companies Delay Defaults, Hurt Recovery Rates

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Guarantee Programs

Banks' Dash to Short-Term Financing: What is the Rollover Risk?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America :

Canada: Banking Sector

Canadian Banks Continue To Make Record Profits in Q1 2010: Is the Worst Over?

Are Canadian Banks A Model?

Canada : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Credit Defaults Swaps on Asset-Backed Securities (ABCDS)

Are ABX Derivatives Prices an Accurate Measure of Subprime RMBS and CDO Valuations?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Counterparty Risk Management and Central Clearinghouse

Counterparty Risk Management: How Safe Are Central Clearinghouses?

ICE Launches Clearinghouse To Reduce Counterparty Risk in the Credit Default Swap (CDS) Market

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Monoline Insurance

Obama Ends Private Lender Subsidies Altogether: What Hope For The Student Loan Crunch in Auction-Rate Securities (ARS) Market?

Ambac Bond Insurer Loses AAA Rating at Fitch, Triggering Global Equity Selloff: Regulators Sounding Bail-Out

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries : Muni Bonds and Insurers/Monolines :

Securitization

Financial Innovation and Securitizations: What Prospects after Reintermediation in 2010?

The Case Against Fix Retention Rules in Securitizations: BIS and IMF Global Financial Stability Report, Chapter II

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Capital Market Intermediaries : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Commercial Paper

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

Is the Economic Recovery for Real? The Commercial Paper Test

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans :

Auction-Rate Securities

The Auction-Rate Securities Double-Whammy: Renalty Rates and Hedges Gone Awry

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Auction Rate Securities : Capital Market Intermediaries :

Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Life After General Growth Properties Bankruptcy: Testing Bankruptcy Remoteness in Court

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

CDS Trading Strategies

The CDS Basis-Trade: Why is the Spread Convergence Stalling?

The Empty Creditor Phenomenon: Does It Also Work In Reverse?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

SIVs, Conduits and Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP)

Structured Investment Vehicles (SIV): Asset Sales And Re-Intermediation Onto Bank/Insurers' Balance Sheets

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Mark-To-Market Accounting

FAS 140 Revision Leads to Re-Intermeditation of up to US$900 Billion in Off-Balance-Sheet Vehicles Starting in 2010

New IASB/FASB Proposals Expand Fair Value Accounting: A Step Forward?

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) and Structured Products

Unwinding of Structured Products: Together they Stand and Fall?

Error-Prone Constant Proportion Debt Obligations (CPDOs) Ratings: Second Computer-Glitch At Moody's

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Securitization and Structured Finance : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

The Shadow Banking System

Run on the US$10 Trillion 'Shadow Banking System': Who Is the Shadow Lender of Last Resort?

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries :

OTC Derivatives Regulation

OTC Derivatives in H2 2008: Total Notional Shrinks, Gross Credit Exposure After Netting Increases To $5 Trillion

The Future of OTC Derivatives Trading and Clearing: CPSS Issues Guidelines

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Cash Bond - CBS Basis Comparison

2009 A Year of Two Halves for Recovery Rates: What are the Risks in 2010?

The CDS Basis-Trade: Why is the Spread Convergence Stalling?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans :

Hedge Fund and Private Equity Regulation

Hedge Fund Regulation: U.S. Finalized Draft Legislation

EU Hedge Fund and Private Equity Directive: Is It Protectionist?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Resolution of Troubled Financial Institutions

Will Unsecured Bank Creditors Take A Haircut Eventually? And Secured Ones?

Contingent Convertibles (CoCos) Against Too-Big-To-Fail: A Viable Tool?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Loan Modifications

Treasury's Mortgage Modification Program Review: Servicers Face Conversion Drive

Are Servicers Standing in the Way of Mortgage Loan Modifications?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Negative Equity and Lessons from Past Crises

Will an HOLC-Type Entity be More Effective than RTC/RFC in Alleviating the Mortgage Crisis This Time?

An RTC-II to Absorb the Tsunami of Distressed Debt?: Lessons From Previous Experience

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate Sector :

Private Equity Performance

Private Equity: Outlook for 2010

Private Equity and the Credit Crunch: What To Do With US$500 - 1000 Billion in Undrawn Funds?

Eurozone : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

U.S. Financial Regulatory Reform

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

U.S. Commercial Real Estate

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: Following Housing with a Lag

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: Credit Crunch Compounding the Problem?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE)

Final FDIC Rules for Private Equity Investment in Failed Banks: Carrots and Sticks

Private Equity/Hedge Fund Consortium Buys IndyMac: White Knights Or Indirect Access To Safety Net?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Private Mortgage Insurers

MGIC, Radian Private Mortgage Insurers in Trouble: Another Hampered Business in the Subprime Aftermath?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Convexity

Mortgage Convexity Risk: Are Technical Factors Driving Long-Term Treasury Yields Higher?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Delinquencies and Foreclosures in the Residential Mortgage Market

Was the U.S. Mortgage Market Effectively Nationalized? Yes, As Early As Q3 2007

Delinquencies and Foreclosures in the U.S.: Where Do We Stand?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Covered Bonds

Plans For A U.S. Covered Bond Market: A Better Alternative to RMBS?

The European Covered Bond Market: Will The ECB Restore The Safe Haven?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

U.S. Stress Tests and Additional Capital Needs

IMF Reduces Global Loss Estimate to US$3.4 Trillion

Stress Test Results: Banks Raise $65 Billion in Common Stock and Convert $20 Billion of Preferred Stock to Meet Requirement

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Fair Value Accounting

FAS 140 Revision Leads to Re-Intermeditation of up to US$900 Billion in Off-Balance-Sheet Vehicles Starting in 2010

Sifting Through Past FDIC Troubled Asset Auctions: Average 56 Cents on Dollar Value Implies Additional $1 Trillion Writedowns

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance :

U.S. Credit Card Industry

U.S. Credit Card Delinquencies/Charge-Offs Start Receding: Is the Worst Over?

AmericanExpress Gets Access to TARP: Are Monolines, Insurers, Automakers, Hedge Funds Next?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking :

Speculation

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation :

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RGE Analysis

A Year of Living Divergently: RGE’s 2010 Global Market Strategy Outlook

By Arnab Das, Natalia Gurushina and Jennifer Kapila Feb 26, 2010

Latin America: What's Coming Up?

By Bertrand Delgado and Juan L. Maldonado Feb 19, 2010

RGE’s 2010 Global Economic Outlook: Conference Call Replay

By RGE Analysts Jan 27, 2010

The Greece Dilemma: Sovereign Debts Imperiling the Euro and Challenging EU Ties

By Arnab Das, Elisa Parisi-Capone and Natalia Gurushina Jan 19, 2010

Come to Mother: An RGE Strategy for the 2010 Carry Trade

Arnab Das, Natalia Gurushina, Jennifer Kapila, Elisa Parisi-Capone Jan 04, 2010

U.S. Home Prices and Mortgage Loan Loss Severity

By Prajakta Bhide, Christian Menegatti and Wenbo Zhu* Dec 22, 2009

Abu Dhabi Delivers the Funds: What Next?

By Rachel Ziemba Dec 14, 2009

CoCos: No Antidote to Go-Go Boom-Bust Cycles

By Jennifer Kapila and Arnab Das Dec 08, 2009

How Much Are Eurozone Banking Systems Borrowing from the ECB?

By Elisa Parisi-Capone Dec 03, 2009

The Zombies Are Coming... Again

Christian Menegatti and Elisa Parisi-Capone Nov 09, 2009

Eurozone Bank Loss Estimates

Salman Ahmed and Elisa Parisi-Capone Oct 05, 2009

Excess Bank Reserves and Slowing Credit Supply to the Private Sector: The Mechanics

Elisa Parisi-Capone Sep 08, 2009

Credit Markets Update: Fundamentals Driven or Too much Liquidity?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Aug 12, 2009

Turkey's Banking Sector: Picture of Health

Mary Stokes and David Rogovic Aug 05, 2009

UK Banking Sector Reforms: Merits and Uncertainties

Salman Ahmed Aug 04, 2009

East Asian Bank Sector Reform Since 1997

Mikka Pineda Jul 22, 2009

May TIC: Still Buying U.S. Assets, but, Just the Liquid Ones

Rachel Ziemba Jul 17, 2009

Mounting Job Losses Will Hurt Consumption, Housing, Banks’ Balance Sheets, Public Finances and Lead to Protectionist Pressures

Nouriel Roubini Jul 14, 2009

Swedish Banks: Could They Get Burned by Heavy Baltic Exposure?

Mary Stokes and David Rogovic Jun 24, 2009

Prisoner's Dilemma: Will Western European Banks Continue to Support their CEE Subsidiaries?

Mary Stokes May 29, 2009

The Systemic Effects of Countrywide Going Bust…

Nouriel Roubini May 21, 2009

Green Shoots or Yellow Weeds? A Trifecta of Risks to the Early Bottomg Out of the Recession and Short-Term Economic Recovery and to the Medium-Term Actual and Potential Growth Prospects of the Global Economy

Nouriel Roubini May 19, 2009

Will a "Bad Bank" Provide a Solution to Kuwait's Financial Woes?

Ayah el Said and Rachel Ziemba May 17, 2009

Are Australian Banks Better Off Than Those in the U.S. and EU?

Mikka Pineda May 14, 2009

The Impact of the Chrysler Bankruptcy

RGE Analyst Team May 12, 2009

Stress-Testing Islamic Finance

Ayah el Said and Rachel Ziemba May 10, 2009

Ten Reasons Why the Stress Tests Are "Schmess" Tests and Why the Current Muddle-Through Approach to the Bank Crisis May Not Succeed

Nouriel Roubini May 08, 2009

What the Stress Tests Didn't Tell Us

Christian Menegatti May 08, 2009

Islamic Finance in a Time of Scarce Liquidity

Rachel Ziemba May 01, 2009

Stress Testing the Stress Test Scenarios: Actual Macro Data are Already Worse than the More Adverse Scenario for 2009 in Stress Tests. So the Stress Tests Fail the Basic Criterion of Reality Check Even Before They are Concluded

Nouriel Roubini Apr 13, 2009

It is Time for a Special Insolvency Regime for Systemically Important Financial Institutions (Non-Bank Financial Firms and Bank Holding Companies)

Nouriel Roubini Mar 25, 2009

Geithner Presents a Viable Plan to Dispose of the Toxic Assets... That Does Not Rule Out That Insolvent Banks Should be Taken Over

Nouriel Roubini Mar 25, 2009

OPEC Cuts- Will They or Won't They?: A Post Mortem

Rachel Ziemba Mar 15, 2009

Reflections on the Latest Dead Cat Bounce or Bear Market Sucker's Rally

Nouriel Roubini Mar 14, 2009

How Low Can the Stock Markets Go? Much Lower

Nouriel Roubini Mar 09, 2009

The Re-Emergence of Global Protectionism: A Newer Version of Smoot-Hawley?

Arpitha Bykere and Rachel Ziemba Mar 09, 2009

Gulf Liquidity: Shifting Petrodollar Assets

Rachel Ziemba Mar 05, 2009

Eastern Europe: The Makings of a Cross-Border Banking Nightmare?

Mary Stokes Feb 23, 2009

Meeting the U.S. Financing Needs

Arpitha Bykere, Rachel Ziemba and Mikka Pineda Feb 18, 2009

It Is Time to Nationalize Insolvent Banking Systems

Nouriel Roubini Feb 10, 2009

Satyajit Das on Lehman CDS Settlement: Epilogue

Elisa Parisi-Capone Jan 27, 2009

Record Corporate Bond Spreads: A Buying Opportunity?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Dec 06, 2008

Have Firms in Latin America Reduced Their Exposure to FX Fluctuations?

Italo Lombardi Nov 11, 2008

The Coming Global Stag-Deflation

Nouriel Roubini Oct 25, 2008

Post Mortem - Lehman CDS Settlement: US$360 Billion or US$6 Billion?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Oct 23, 2008

Lehman CDS Payout on October 21: $360 Billion or $6 Billion?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Oct 15, 2008

How Authorization to Recapitalize Banks via Public Capital Injections ("Partial Nationalization") Was Introduced - Indirectly Thorugh the Back Door - into the TARP Legislation

Nouriel Roubini Oct 09, 2008

Revisiting my February Paper “The Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown: The 12 Steps to Financial Disaster”… and Some New Policy Recommendations to Avoid the Meltdown

Nouriel Roubini Oct 08, 2008

The Fed Keeps on Wasting Time While the Mother of All Bank Runs is Underway

Nouriel Roubini Oct 06, 2008

Several Auctions in October: How Does a CDS Settlement Work?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Oct 06, 2008

Financial and Corporate System is in Cardiac Arrest: The Risk of the Mother of All Bank Runs

Nouriel Roubini Oct 03, 2008

The U.S. and Global Financial Crisis is Becoming Much More Severe in Spite of the Treasury Rescue Plan. The Risk of a Total Systemic Meltdown is Now as High as Ever

Nouriel Roubini Sep 29, 2008

Is Purchasing $700 billion of Toxic Assets the Best Way to Recapitalize the Financial System? No! It is Rather a Disgrace and Rip-Off Benefitting only the Shareholders and Unsecured Creditors of Banks

Nouriel Roubini Sep 28, 2008

HOME (Home Owners’ Mortgage Enterprise): A 10 Step Plan to Resolve the Financial Crisis

Nouriel Roubini Sep 24, 2008

The Demise of the Shadow Banking System

Elisa Parisi-Capone Sep 24, 2008

The Unraveling of the Shadow Banking System Moves to Hedge Funds as Schmalpha Replaces Alpha

Nouriel Roubini Sep 23, 2008

We Need a New HOLC - More Than a New RTC or RFC - to Provide Massive Debt Relief to the Household Sector. We Need to Create the HOME (Home Owners' Mortgage Enterprise)

Nouriel Roubini Sep 19, 2008

If Lehman Collapses, Expect a Run on All of the Other Broker Deals and the Collapse of the Shadow Banking System

Nouriel Roubini Sep 17, 2008

The Transformation of the USA into the USSRA (United Socialist State Republic of America) Continues at Full Speed with the Nationalization of AIG

Nouriel Roubini Sep 17, 2008

Would Lehman's Default be a Systemic CDS Event?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Sep 13, 2008

FannieMae and FreddieMac Seized: Bailout of the Mortgage Industry

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikka Pineda and Christian Menegatti Sep 10, 2008

Fannie and Freddie's Bust and Deeply Flawed Government Bailout

Nouriel Roubini Sep 07, 2008

Commodity Prices and Derivatives Activity

Elisa Parisi-Capone Sep 04, 2008

No Credit Crunch in the Euro Area? Part II

Elisa Parisi-Capone Sep 03, 2008

Life Without Home Equity (Withdrawal) - Down to US$24 Billion in Q1 2008

Christian Menegatti Aug 28, 2008

Is China Suffering an Olympic Shock?

Rachel Ziemba Aug 05, 2008

Super-Senior Tranches of CDOs are Worth Much Less than 22 Cents on the Dollar: Another Ponzi Scheme of "Selling" Toxic Garbage with More Leverage

Nouriel Roubini Jul 29, 2008

Is Merrill's CDO Transaction With Lone Star Consistent with Markit ABX Pricing?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Jul 29, 2008

Who is Going to Rescue the Hundreds of Busted U.S. Banks? Don’t Count on Suckering Again the Foreign Governments (the Sovereign Wealth Funds). And the Biggest Fire Sale in the History of Humanity…

Nouriel Roubini Jul 25, 2008

The Coming Systemic Bust of the U.S. Banking System: “Dead Stocks Rallying”

Nouriel Roubini Jul 20, 2008

How to Solve the GSE Crisis: Overview of Long-Term Solutions

Elisa Parisi-Capone Jul 14, 2008

Insolvency of the Fannie and Freddie Predicted Here Two Years Ago. What Happens Next? Or How to Avoid the “Mother of All Bailouts”

Nouriel Roubini Jul 11, 2008

Cross-Border Bank Lending and International Exposures: Who is Most Exposed to the U.S.?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Jul 01, 2008

The Delusional Complacency That the "Worst is Behind Us" is Rapidly Melting Away... and the Risk of Another Run Against Systemically Important Broker Dealers

Nouriel Roubini Jun 27, 2008

The Complacency That the Worst Was Behind Us in Financial Markets is Rapidly Fading Away

Nouriel Roubini Jun 08, 2008

How Will Financial Institutions Make Money Now That the Securitization Food Chain is Broken?

Nouriel Roubini May 19, 2008

Broad Support Among Economists and Experts of the Goal of Providing Mortgage Debt Relief to Distressed Borrowers

Nouriel Roubini May 15, 2008

Why the Frank-Dodd Proposal for Resolving the Mortgage Crisis Makes Sense and Why the Threatened Veto of This Legislation by the White House is Reckless

Nouriel Roubini May 13, 2008

The Fed is Getting Desperate in Dealing with a Liquidity Crunch that Shows Little Signs of Relenting

Nouriel Roubini May 06, 2008

Eastern Europe's Strong Foreign Bank Presence: Potential for Contagion?

Mary Stokes Apr 14, 2008

Editor's Pick: "A Black Swan in the Money Market"

Elisa Parisi-Capone Apr 11, 2008

ECB, BoT, BoK, BoE, BoJ; China; Mexico; Iceland

Christian Menegatti Apr 10, 2008

Editor's Pick: Rising Tigers of the Chinese Banking Sector

Rachel Ziemba Mar 31, 2008

Ten Fundamental Issues in Reforming Financial Regulation and Supervision in a World of Financial Innovation and Globalization

Nouriel Roubini Mar 31, 2008

Editor's Pick: Lessons from Prior Banking Crises

Elisa Parisi-Capone Mar 28, 2008

Solutions for the Mortgage Crisis

Christian Menegatti Mar 25, 2008

Canada: Recoupling?; Europe: Banking Troubles Ahead?; Asia: Sound but Vulnerable; Middle East: Shelter from Subprime?; Latin America: Resilient?

Christian Menegatti Mar 20, 2008

Bear: A Road Not Taken

Rachel Ziemba Mar 17, 2008

Overview of Fed's New Lending Facilities

Elisa Parisi-Capone Mar 17, 2008

Can the Fed and Policy Makers Avoid a Systemic Financial Meltdown? Most Likely Not.

Nouriel Roubini Feb 08, 2008

The Rising Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown: The Twelve Steps to Disaster

Nouriel Roubini Feb 05, 2008

Market Review: 2007, Year of...

Mikka Pineda Dec 21, 2007

South Korea on the Cusp of its Own Credit Crunch?

Mikka Pineda Dec 11, 2007

The Risk of a U.S. Hard Landing and Implications for the Global Economy and Financial Markets

Nouriel Roubini Sep 13, 2007

World Map of the U.S. Subprime Fallout

Mikka Pineda Aug 01, 2007

The Instability of the Bretton Woods 2 Regime

Rachel Ziemba Jul 15, 2007

Growth Differentials in the EMU: Facts and Considerations

Nouriel Roubini, Elisa Parisi-Capone and Christian Menegatti Jun 01, 2007

Mortgage-Backed Securities, Derivatives, and Indexes: An Introduction

Elisa Parisi-Capone Mar 27, 2007

Are Financial Statistics Good Enough to Capture Globalization?

Nouriel Roubini Aug 31, 2006

Eight Market Spins About Housing by Perma-Bull Spin-Doctors... and the Reality of the Coming Ugliest Housing Bust Ever

Nouriel Roubini Aug 26, 2006

Domestic and External Debt: The Doomed Quest for Equal Treatment

Anna Gelpern and Brad Setser Aug 31, 2004

EconoMonitors

Finance & Markets Monitor

Time to Regulate Derivatives (Like Every Other Financial Instrument)

Barry Ritholtz Mar 11, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Business Economists on the CFPA

James Kwak Mar 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Speech for Which We Have Been Waiting

Simon Johnson Mar 11, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Arun Motianey Discusses the SuperCycles Theory with CNBC's Squawk Box

Arun Motianey Mar 10, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

‘Swap Tango’ – A Derivative Regulation Dance: Part 2

Satyajit Das Mar 10, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Gold Bubble

Rick Bookstaber Mar 9, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Happy Anniversary: Top and Bottom!

Barry Ritholtz Mar 9, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Vola-geddon

Models & Agents Mar 9, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

More on the Resolution Authority Headfake

Yves Smith Mar 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

A New Index of Financial Conditions

James Hamilton Mar 7, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

‘Swap Tango’ – A Derivative Regulation Dance: Part 1

Satyajit Das Mar 7, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Morgenson on Municipalities’ Swap Fiascoes

Yves Smith Mar 7, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Does the Obama Administration Even Want to Win in November?

Simon Johnson Mar 7, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Mar 5, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The Greek Job

Satyajit Das Mar 4, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

What’s on the Agenda at China’s National People’s Congress?

Adam Wolfe Mar 3, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Why No International Financial Regulation?

Simon Johnson Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Banksters Win Yet Again: Dodd Proposes Putting Consumer Protection Agency at the Fed

Yves Smith Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

What Were the Actual Losses in Madoff’s Fraud?

Barry Ritholtz Mar 2, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Keep Banks Out of Greek Aid Package

Ivo Arnold Mar 1, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Krugman: No Bill Is Better Than a Weak Bill

James Kwak Mar 1, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Enthusiasm Gap

Robert Reich Mar 1, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders

Barry Ritholtz Mar 1, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Underwater Home-Owers: Demand Principal Reductions

Barry Ritholtz Feb 26, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 26, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Where Did Employees from Collapsed Banks Go?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 24, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Corporate Political Speech Is Bad for Shareholders

Lucian Bebchuk Feb 24, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Interview with Chris Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics

Yves Smith Feb 24, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Crisis Lessons to Remember for Europe’s Policymakers

Marek Belka Feb 24, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

RGE’s Wednesday Note: Still No Tightening in China

Adam Wolfe and Rachel Ziemba Feb 24, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Quiet Before the Storm in the Balkans

Emre Deliveli Feb 23, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Should the Fed Stay in Regulation?

David E. Altig Feb 22, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Stopping the Leakages in China

Models & Agents Feb 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Are Earnings Normalizing? At What Level?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 22, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Fed's Discount Rate Hike

James Hamilton Feb 22, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

What Greece’s Fiscal Crisis Could Mean for Eastern Europe

Mary Stokes and Jelena Vukotic Feb 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Oil Market Summary for 02/16/2010 to 02/20/2010

Darrell Delamaide Feb 21, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Fischisms: The Words “Economic Recovery” Have Become Trendy… Better Read the Fine Print*

Gene Fisch, Jr. and Archana Sivadasan Feb 21, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 19, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The New Normal

James Hamilton Feb 17, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Prerequisites for a Standalone Securitization Market

Joseph Mason Feb 17, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Just what is the Real Level of Government Debt in Europe?

Edward Hugh Feb 16, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Punch Bowl, the Party, the Exit

David E. Altig Feb 16, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Iranian Bank Tremors

Rachel Ziemba Feb 12, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 12, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Looming Problem of Local Debt in China-- 1.6 Trillion Dollars and Rising

Victor Shih Feb 10, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Nothing “Perverse” about the Flight to Bonds

Jennifer Kapila and Arnab Das Feb 10, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Jamaica: Start Jammin

Walter Molano Feb 9, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Bank Securitization Woes Only the Beginning

Yves Smith Feb 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Goldman Sachs vs AIG

Barry Ritholtz Feb 8, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Who's Killing Financial Reform

Robert Reich Feb 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Another View: Looking Beyond the Volcker Rule

Daniel Alpert Feb 5, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Debunking Some AIG/FED/CDO Theories

Yves Smith Feb 5, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Causation Analysis: What “But Fors” Caused the Crisis ?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 5, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 5, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Sovereign Risk Meets Sovereign Reality

Ian Bremmer and Nouriel Roubini Feb 5, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Chanos: “We’re Not Calling for an Impending Crash of China”

Edward Harrison Feb 4, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Never Short a Country with $2Trillion in Reserves?

Michael Pettis Feb 3, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Impulse and Propagation Mechanisms and Regulatory Reform

Joseph Mason Feb 3, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Wednesday Note - Obama’s Recent Regulatory and Fiscal Proposals

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Parul Walia, and Arpitha Bykere Feb 3, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Stiglitz’s New Book and the Developing Countries

Otaviano Canuto Feb 2, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Where’s the Bubble: Stocks or Bonds?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Volcker Rule: Dead on Arrival? And is Obama a Lame Duck?

Yves Smith Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Fischisms: The Economic Bandwagon - Potholes Could Make for an Uncomfortable Derailment

Gene Fisch, Jr. and Archana Sivadasan Feb 1, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Populism

Simon Johnson Jan 31, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Volcker Rule Chatter

Barry Ritholtz Jan 31, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The CEO Pay Slice

Lucian Bebchuk Jan 29, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Jan 29, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

The Financial System: Heading for More Trouble

Steve Weisman and Simon Johnson Jan 28, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Botox Cures – Part 2

Satyajit Das Jan 28, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Obama's Tiny Jobs Ideas for Main Street, a Big Spending Freeze for Wall Street

Robert Reich Jan 27, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini CNN Money, Forbes.com, CNBC, and Bloomberg Interviews at Davos

Nouriel Roubini Jan 27, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

The Myth of China's Blithe Consensus

Michael Pettis Jan 26, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Recovering Markets

Marcus Svedberg Jan 26, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Good, the Bad and the Irrelevant

Models & Agents Jan 26, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Bailouts: Catching a Falling Knife

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Botox Cures – Part 1

Satyajit Das Jan 25, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Is the “Volcker Rule” More than a Marketing Slogan?

Simon Johnson Jan 24, 2010

US EconoMonitor

What the "I'm Mad-As-Hell" Party Could Do

Robert Reich Jan 24, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Did Brown’s Win Spark Obama’s War on Wall Street?

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Does Anyone Really Know the Size of the Greek 2009 Deficit?

Edward Hugh Jan 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Clearly this is Their First Rodeo

Mark Thoma Jan 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Secretary Geithner Needs to Get with the Program

Simon Johnson Jan 22, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Jan 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Please, Listen to the Man

Daniel Alpert Jan 21, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Why Obama is Now (finally) Getting Tough on Wall Street

Robert Reich Jan 21, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Obama to Propose Rules to Restrict Proprietary Trading

Yves Smith Jan 21, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Obama Proposes Volcker-Style Financial Reform

Mark Thoma Jan 21, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Good Numbers? Or Bad Numbers?

Michael Pettis Jan 21, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Spain Gets Frobbed-Off by the EU Commission

Edward Hugh Jan 20, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Who Bears the Costs of Post-Crisis Recovery ?

Barry Ritholtz Jan 20, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Taxing Bailed-Out Financial Institutions

Mark Thoma Jan 20, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Breaking the Banks

Rick Bookstaber Jan 20, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Why Banks Should Clean up their House and How they Can Take Advantage of the Opportunity of Modern Times

Carlo Resta Jan 18, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

China’s Reserves: The Challenges of US$2.4 Trillion

Rachel Ziemba Jan 15, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Does Conventional Wisdom Miss the Boat on Banker Bonuses?

Rene Stulz Jan 15, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Jan 15, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

Monetary Policy and Asset Bubbles in 2010

Joseph E. Gagnon Jan 13, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Why Obama Must Take On Wall Street

Robert Reich Jan 13, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Will We Get ''Sensible, Comprehensive Financial Reform"?

Mark Thoma Jan 13, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Outlook for 2010: Bank Failures and Bank Losses Ahead

Joseph Mason Jan 12, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

More from "The Lion"

James Kwak Jan 12, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Ready For A Breakthrough

Simon Johnson Jan 12, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Most Stunning (and Uncommented on) Revelation in Too Big Too Fail

Yves Smith Jan 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Case for a Supertax on Big Bank Bonuses

Simon Johnson Jan 11, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Regulators Seek to Throw Light on Hedge Fund Impact in Energy Trading

Darrell Delamaide Jan 11, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

The Chinese Bubble Economy

Edward Harrison Jan 11, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Error vs. Fraud

Alex Pollock Jan 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

An Entente Cordiale for the Big Banks?

Roy C. Smith and Ingo Walter Jan 8, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Jan 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Don’t Forget Financial Sector Reform

John Lipsky Jan 7, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Dodd Unbound

Michael Moran Jan 6, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

"All Serious Economists Agree"

Simon Johnson Jan 6, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Yet More Financial Innovation

James Kwak Jan 5, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Pension Disaster Makes States and Cities into Financial Basket Cases

Edward Harrison Jan 5, 2010

US EconoMonitor

No to Bernanke

James Kwak Jan 4, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Bernanke Still Does Not Understand Credit Crisis

Barry Ritholtz Jan 4, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Are the Easy Gains Behind Us?

James Picerno Jan 4, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

China New Year, and One More Vote for GDP-Adjusted Bonds

Michael Pettis Jan 4, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Jan 1, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

10 for 2010

RGE Analyst Team Dec 31, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

On Goldman’s (and Now Morgan Stanley’s) Deceptive Synthetic CDO Practices

Yves Smith Dec 30, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Power of Conventional Wisdom

James Kwak Dec 30, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

More Pain Yet to Rain on Spain?

Jennifer Kapila Dec 30, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Fairness of Financial Rescue

Mark Thoma Dec 29, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Hungary's Economic Correction Still Fails to Convince

Edward Hugh Dec 29, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Lost Decade for Stocks

James Hamilton Dec 28, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Change the Bathwater, Keep the Baby

David E. Altig Dec 28, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Pomboy: A Looming New Credit-Bust

Barry Ritholtz Dec 28, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

The Pace of Change

Michael Pettis Dec 28, 2009

US EconoMonitor

2009: The Year Wall Street Bounced Back and Main Street Got Shafted

Robert Reich Dec 28, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Dec 26, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Should Investment Firms Bet Against Their Clients?

Barry Ritholtz Dec 24, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Interview with Satyajit Das on Derivatives and the Financial Crisis

Satyajit Das Dec 23, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini's Latest Project Syndicate Op-Ed: The Gold Bubble and the Gold Bugs

Nouriel Roubini Dec 23, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Interesting Paper on Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity

Claus Vistesen Dec 23, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Asset Allocation Challenge Springs Eternal

James Picerno Dec 22, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Doug Kass's 20 Surprises for 2010: Goldman Private, Gold Tumbles, etc.

Paul Kedrosky Dec 22, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

As Financials Fade, S&P500 Loses Momentum

Barry Ritholtz Dec 21, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Who Should be Bailed Out?

Lucian Bebchuk Dec 21, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Is Investment Depressed by an "Anti-Business" Climate?

Jeffrey Frankel Dec 21, 2009

US EconoMonitor

It’s Certainly Not for a Lack of Effort

Simon Johnson Dec 21, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Ben and his Avatar

Models & Agents Dec 21, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Moving Away from Stimulus Happy Talk to Focus on Malinvestment

Edward Harrison Dec 21, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Dec 18, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Exit Strategy? Eastbound

Roberto Tamborini Dec 17, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

China Bank Fraud Shock - Not

China Economist Dec 16, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Wake Up, Gentlemen

Simon Johnson Dec 15, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Bank Collapse in Austria Brings Debt in Eastern Europe Center Stage

Edward Harrison Dec 15, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Investors Should Control Financial Regulation

Ann Lee Dec 15, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Obama and the Fat Cat Bankers

Edward Harrison Dec 14, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Too Big to File Suit?

Mark Thoma Dec 14, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Drug Money Saved Banks in Global Crisis?

Yves Smith Dec 13, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

FDIC Bank Failures

Barry Ritholtz Dec 13, 2009

US EconoMonitor

We Face a Real Challenge in Dealing with that Feeling that the Crisis is Over

Mark Thoma Dec 13, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Matt Taibbi: Obama’s Big Sellout

Edward Harrison Dec 11, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Dec 11, 2009

Latin America Economonitor

Carstens Proposed to Lead Banxico; Cordero Goes to Hacienda; Changes Do Not Improve the Status Quo; Political Appointments Prevail at Hacienda and Sedesol

Alejandro Schtulmann Dec 10, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Too Important to Fail?

Jose Vinals Dec 9, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Another Rescue Plan Comes in Below the Original Price Tag

David E. Altig Dec 9, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Gerry Corrigan’s Case for Large Integrated Financial Groups

Simon Johnson Dec 9, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Non-Reform of Rating Agencies

Yves Smith Dec 8, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

CoCos: No Antidote to Go-Go Boom-Bust Cycles

Jennifer Kapila and Arnab Das Dec 8, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Stiglitz: Too Big to Live

Mark Thoma Dec 8, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Too Efficient NOT to Consolidate

Rebecca Wilder Dec 7, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Bankers had Cashed in Before the Music Stopped

Lucian Bebchuk Dec 7, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Importance of Capital Requirements

James Kwak Dec 7, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Measuring the Fiscal Costs of Not Fixing the Financial System

Simon Johnson Dec 7, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Did Bank Executives Lose Enough to Learn their Lesson?

Mark Thoma Dec 7, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

What is the Rally Telling Us?

Barry Ritholtz Dec 6, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Deposits in Failed Banks as a Percent of GDP

Mark Thoma Dec 6, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini Global Economics - Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Dec 4, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Reaching for Yield in the Post-TARP Era

Edward Harrison Dec 4, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Understanding Custom OTC Derivatives

Charles Davi Dec 3, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Going Beyond the Rules

Jose Vinals Dec 2, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Prompt Corrective Action for All is Unnecessary and Unworkable

Joseph Mason Dec 1, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Housing Crisis and Wall Street Shame

Robert Reich Nov 30, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Historical Rhymes

James Picerno Nov 30, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Repairing China’s Financial System

Michael Pettis Nov 30, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Details

James Kwak Nov 30, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Independent Does Not Mean Unaccountable

Mark Thoma Nov 29, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Total Eclipse at the Heart of Dubai's World

Edward Hugh Nov 29, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The Bust in Dubai and Exogenous Shocks

Edward Harrison Nov 29, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Does Dubai Matter? Ask Ireland

Simon Johnson Nov 29, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE Monitor - Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Nov 27, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Morgan Stanley Speaks: Against Relying On Capital Requirements

Simon Johnson Nov 24, 2009

US EconoMonitor

British Regulators Disclose Terms of Emergency Aid During Panic of 2008

Edward Harrison Nov 24, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Taming the Stock Option Game

Lucian Bebchuk Nov 23, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

The International Economic Crisis and the Failure of Internal Corporate Controls: Has the Time Arrived for New Corporate Concepts & Private Regulatory Bounty Hunters

Ethan S. Burger Nov 20, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

TBTF is not about Size, it's about Information

Joseph Mason Nov 20, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The AIG-Maiden Lane III Controversy

James Kwak Nov 20, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

RGE Monitor - Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Nov 20, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Gross Isn’t Buying Corporates, High Yield or Equities Even with Zero Rates

Edward Harrison Nov 20, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Slow Cat, Fast Mouse

James Kwak Nov 18, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Great Disconnect Between Stocks and Jobs

Robert Reich Nov 18, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Latin American CDS: Fully Recovered, What are the Risks?

Alejandro Rivera, Elisa Parisi-Capone and Bertrand Delgado Nov 17, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Operation Direct Growth: The New Avenue to Redevelop the Real Economy

Carlo Resta Nov 16, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

A Cheaper Dow 10,000 ?

Barry Ritholtz Nov 15, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Note to Jamie Dimon: Repeating Something Doesn’t Make It True

James Kwak Nov 13, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE Monitor - Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Nov 13, 2009

Daily Digest

News

UAE sees no need for capital injection into banks

Arabian Business  Nicolas Parasie and Rania Oteify Mar 11, 2010

News

Colombia Corporate Bond Issues to Beat 2009 Record (Update1)

Bloomberg  Alexander Cuadros Mar 11, 2010

Analysis

Basel II Capital Ratios: A Field Guide for Assessing RiskBased Capital

FitchRatings (free registration)  Martin Hansen and Gordon Scott et al Mar 11, 2010

Analysis

Liquidity-Saving Mechanisms in Collateral-Based RTGS Payment Systems

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco  Antoine Martin and Marius Jurgilas Mar 1, 2010

News

EU hits back at Geithner on regulation

Financial Times  Nikki Tait Mar 11, 2010

News

Brown retreats on ‘Robin Hood tax’

FT  Mar 10, 2010

Research

The Changing Nature of Financial Intermediation and the Financial Crisis

Federal Reserve Bank of New York  Hyun Song Shin and Tobias Adrian Mar 1, 2010

Analysis

Kosovo 2009: Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report

Microfinance Information Exchange  Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2009: Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report

Microfinance Information Exchange & CGAP  Feb 1, 2010

News

Latin American microfinance industry shows resilience amid global crisis, looks for ways to boost efficiency

Inter-American Development Bank  Mar 11, 2010

Analysis

2009 Financial Crisis Snapshot: Sub-Saharan Africa

CGAP  Mar 12, 2010

Analysis

2009 Financial Crisis Snapshot: South Asia

CGAP  Mar 12, 2010

Analysis

2009 Financial Crisis Snapshot: Middle East & North Africa

CGAP  Mar 12, 2010

Analysis

2009 Financial Crisis Snapshot: Latin America & the Caribbean

CGAP  Mar 12, 2010

Analysis

2009 Financial Crisis Snapshot: Eastern Europe & Central Asia

CGAP  Mar 12, 2010

Analysis

2009 Financial Crisis Snapshot: East Asia & the Pacific

CGAP  Mar 12, 2010

Blogs

Sterling: vampire squid really quite confident

FT Alphaville  Mar 11, 2010

News

Geithner Warns Europe on Fund Legislation

Wall Street Journal  James Mawson and Toby Lewis Mar 11, 2010

News

Swiss Data Theft Hits 24,000 HSBC Clients

Wall Street Journal  Katharina Bart Mar 11, 2010

News

Berlin urges banks to improve lending conditions

Deutsche Welle  Mar 11, 2010

News

France, Germany back EU speculative trade ban

EU Business  Mar 11, 2010

News

German bankers hit out at monetary fund plan

European Voice  Mar 11, 2010

News

UAE: Dubai creditors to get multiple options

Reuters  Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

The Australian Government Guarantee Scheme

Reserve Bank of Australia  Carl Schwartz Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Recent Trends in Australian Banks’ Bond Issuance

Reserve Bank of Australia  Susan Black, Anthony Brassil and Mark Hack Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Recent Developments in Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates

Reserve Bank of Australia  Daniel Fabbro, Michael Davies, Anna Brown and Tegan Hanrick Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of the Microfinance Sector in Morocco

CGAP  Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Avoiding a Microfinance Bubble in India: Is Self-Regulation the Answer?

Microfinance Focus  Sanjay Sinha and Daniel Rozas Jan 10, 2010

Analysis

Is microfinance investment on decline in Latin America?

Microfinance Focus  Matthew Fuchs Mar 10, 2010

News

Fitch says Hungarian bank sector likely to recover slowly after severe stress test

Portfolio.hu (free registration)  Mar 10, 2010

News

Bids on $298 Million Loan Portfolio Are Said to Be Due Today

Business Week (Bloomberg)  Kristen Haunss Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

The growth of cleantech M&A and IPOs

Cleantech Group  Andrew Thomson Mar 9, 2010

Research

Residential Mortgage Default: The Roles of House Price Volatility, Euphoria and the Borrower's Put Option

Federal Reserve of Richmond  Wayne R. Archer Brent C. Smith Mar 10, 2010

Blogs

US Credit Card Delinquency Rate Stabilizing but at High Level

Research Recap / FitchRatings  Mar 10, 2010

Blogs

S&P Trims 2010-11 US Banking Industry Losses to $790 billion from $805-810 billion

Research Recap / S&P  Mar 10, 2010

Research

Evaluating and estimating a DSGE model for the United Kingdom

Bank of England  Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Germany: Making the Financial System more Resilient – The Role of Capital Requirements

Deutsche Bundesbank  Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

The Street, the City and the State

SIFMA  SIFMA Research Deparment Feb 10, 2010

News

Beijing: forever blowing bubbles

FT Alphaville  Mar 10, 2010

Blogs

Reality Check for Bank Investors, Mortgage Investors and Home Buyers

BoomBustBlog  Reggie Middleton Mar 10, 2010

Research

What prospects for the valuation of equities?

Natixis  Mar 10, 2010

News

Infrastructure Fundraising – Q1 2010

Preqin  Elliot Bradbrook Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Preqin Research Report - Sovereign Wealth Funds

Preqin  Mar 10, 2010

Blogs

Selling umbrellas in Times Square

All About Alpha  Mar 10, 2010

News

Dendreon stock mauling probed by regulators

Reuters  Matthew Goldstein Mar 10, 2010

News

Hedge Fund Manager Survey:Greek Debt Crisis Spreading In Europe

Wall Street Journal  Alistair Barr Mar 9, 2010

Blogs

FX Swaps May Exacerbate Risks During Periods of Turmoil

Research Recap / IMF  Mar 10, 2010

Research

Risk Appetite and Endogenous Risk

Repec  Hyun Song Shin, Jon Danielsson and Jean-Pierre Zigrand Mar 10, 2010

Opinions

Banking tax will pay for deficits and aid, saysJeffrey Sachs

EurActiv  Mar 10, 2010

Blogs

Withdrawal of Support Measures May Lead to Downgrade of Some UK Bank Ratings

Research Recap / Moody's  Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Hungarian Bank Sector Likely to Recover Slowly After Severe Stress Test

Fitch Ratings (subscription may be required)  Mar 10, 2010

News

Hungarian Lenders Face ‘Slow’ Recovery, Fitch Says

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Mar 10, 2010

News

Turner tells banks to renew stress testing

FT  Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

MENA: Arab Banks’ Assets Rise to $2.26 Trillion in 2009

Khaleej Times  Isaac John Mar 10, 2010

News

NZ follows Australia in ditching bank aid

Sydney Morning Herald  Eric Johnston Mar 10, 2010

News

Call for action on speculation rules

Financial Times  Mar 10, 2010

News

Regulators tell US banks to hold funds

Financial Times  Francesco Guerrera and Justin Baer Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Russia's Banking Stats: seasonally weak but largely irrelevant

URALSIB Capital  Mar 2, 2010

News

Scotiabank profit climbs 17 per cent

The Globe and Mail  Tara Perkins Mar 9, 2010

News

EU, Merkel Urge Swap Regulation as Greece Takes Plea to U.S.

Bloomberg  Rainer Buergin and Ben Moshinsky Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

What’s next for global banks

McKinsey and Company (free registration required)  Olivier Hamoir, Tab Bowers and Anna Marrs Mar 1, 2010

News

EU countries to hammer out hedge fund rules

EurActiv  Mar 9, 2010

Blogs

Rabobank plans to sell 10-year senior contingent notes

Reuters BreakingViews  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Bundesbank Monthly Report February 2010

Bundesbank  Mar 9, 2010

News

Crisis may spread, Greek PM warns US

Ekathimerini  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Swiss financial sector must sink or swim

Swiss Info  Mar 9, 2010

News

Number of first time buyers falls sharply

Telegraph  Mar 9, 2010

Blogs

Signs of a China Credit and Real Asset Bubble Are Now Unmistakable!

BoomBustBlog  Reggie Middleton Mar 9, 2010

News

Can an image campaign save Switzerland?

Swiss Info  Mar 9, 2010

News

Moody's Says U.K. Banks' Ratings Lose Their Crutch

Wall Street Journal  David Enrich Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Euro zone: Evil Speculators At It Again

Wall Street Journal  Mar 9, 2010

News

Santander deal heralds growing confidence

FT  Jennifer Hughes Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Little Sign of CDS Speculation on Greek Debt, BaFin Finds

Wall Street Journal  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Bar Sought on Market Blameless for Greek Woes

Wall Street Journal  Mar 9, 2010

News

EU Considers Ban on Some CDS Trades

Wall Street Journal  Patrick Mcgroarty and Carolyn Henson Mar 9, 2010

News

Global watchdog tries to kick start securitisation

Reuters  Tamora Vidaillet and Krista Hughes Mar 9, 2010

Blogs

DE Shaw and other hedgies look to Asia

FT Alphaville  Gwen Robinson Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Berlin and Paris Take Aim at Speculators

Spiegel online  Mar 9, 2010

Blogs

Notch ‘em up, and notch ‘em down

FT Alphaville  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Britain Lobbies to Weaken Hedge Fund Law

BusinessWeek  Mar 9, 2010

News

Greece wants US to get tough with hedge funds

European Voice  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

MENA: Broad footprint helps bank step ahead

Financial Times  Heba Saleh and Robin Wigglesworth Mar 8, 2010

Blogs

Abu Dhabi bails out yet another local firm

Arabian Money  Peter Cooper Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

UAE: Dubai World players prepare for final act

The National  Frank Kane Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Economic Survey of Norway, 2010

OECD  Mar 9, 2010

Analysis

Preparing for a Smooth (Eventual) Exit

Federal Reserve Bank of New York  Speech by Brian P. Sack Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Statement Regarding Counterparties for Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Federal Reserve Bank of New York  Mar 8, 2010

Opinions

Why policymakers need to take note of high-frequency finance

VoxEU  Richard Olsen Mar 6, 2010

Analysis

U.S. Leveraged Finance Quarterly Review: Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009

FitchRatings (free registration)  Eric Tutterow, Tushar Makwana and Darin Schmalz Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Comments on 'Financial Conditions Indexes: A New Look after the Financial Crisis'

Federal Reserve Bank of New York  Speech by William C. Dudley Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Vineer Bhansali Discusses PIMCO’s Approach to Tail Risk Hedging

PIMCO  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

ISDA Publishes the Market Review of OTC Bilateral Collateralization Practices and Independent Amount Whitepaper

Credit Risk Chronicles / ISDA  Mar 8, 2010

Blogs

FSA delays liquidity rules: regulator 'took a huge bet', say peers

Risk.net  Joel Clark and Patrick Blum Mar 8, 2010

Blogs

Bloomberg: Banks Face Writedowns after FDIC Auctions

Calculated Risk  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Russian Analytical Digest No. 74: Russian Financial Activities

Russian Eurasian Security  Laura Solanko, Zuzana Fungáčová and Philippe Rudaz Mar 3, 2010

Blogs

And Now The Facts: German Regulator BaFin Sees "No Signs Of Massive CDS Speculation Against Greece"

Zero Hedge  Tyler Durden Mar 8, 2010

Blogs

Rooseveltian Reflections on Financial Reform

Seeking Alpha  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Romania: Bank Lending Survey, February 2010

National Bank of Romania  Mar 8, 2010

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Mikka Pineda Feb 23, 2010

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