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Showing posts with label Eastern Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eastern Europe. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Make Wrong-Way Bets for a Fourth Week: Commodities

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Hedge Funds Make Wrong-Way Bets for a Fourth Week: Commodities
By Joe Richter - Mar 25, 2012 9:21 PM

Hedge funds wagered the wrong way on commodity prices for a fourth consecutive week, boosting bullish holdings just before reports showing a contraction in manufacturing from China to Europe drove prices lower.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Bloomberg:French Banks Face Greatest Italian Risk

French Banks Face Greatest Italian Risk
Q By Fabio Benedetti-Valentini - Jul 13, 2011 7:01 AM GMT+0900

French banks, including BNP Paribas SA and Credit Agricole SA (ACA), have the most at risk from the euro- region’s debt crisis infecting Europe’s largest borrower: Italy.

Monday, July 11, 2011

WSJ: New Fears on Italy Jolt Europe

EUROPE NEWS JULY 11, 2011, 7:13 P.M. ET
New Fears on Italy Jolt Europe

By ALESSANDRA GALLONI and MARCUS WALKER

ROME—Italy, long a bystander to the euro-zone's debt woes, was thrust into the eye of the storm on Monday, as investors fled the country's bonds and Europe's leaders struggled to keep the crisis from infecting the Continent's third-largest economy.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Bloomberg: Greek Default Would Spell ‘Havoc’ for European Banks a Year After Bailout

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Bloomberg: Greek Default Would Spell ‘Havoc’ for European Banks a Year After Bailout
By Aaron Kirchfeld and Elena Logutenkova - Jun 20, 2011 12:31 PM GMT+0900

A year after European officials bailed out Greece, investors say the region’s banks haven’t raised sufficient capital or cut loans enough to withstand the contagion that may follow a default.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Bloomberg: Europe May Withhold Half of Greek Payment

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Europe May Withhold Half of Greek Payment
By James G. Neuger and Jonathan Stearns - Jun 20, 2011 8:16 AM GMT+0900

European governments weighed withholding half of Greece’s next 12 billion-euro ($17.2 billion) aid payment, seeking to keep the country solvent while maintaining pressure on the government to slash the debt that pitched the euro area into crisis.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Bloomberg: Default by Greece ‘Almost Certain’: Greenspan

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Default by Greece ‘Almost Certain’: Greenspan
By Vivien Lou Chen - Jun 17, 2011 8:46 AM GMT+0900

Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, said a default by Greece is “almost certain” and could help drive the U.S. economy into recession.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Bloomberg: Greek Default Would Not Destabilize the Euro, Bundesbank’s Weidmann Says

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Greek Default Would Not Destabilize the Euro, Bundesbank’s Weidmann Says
By Richard Weiss - Jun 12, 2011 9:46 PM GMT+0900

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann raised the pressure on governments to agree to a Greek bailout without the European Central Bank taking part in easing the country’s debt burden, saying the euro can withstand a default.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Bloomberg: Portuguese Bailout Costs More Than Money Alone: Matthew Lynn

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Portuguese Bailout Costs More Than Money Alone: Matthew Lynn
By Matthew Lynn - Mar 29, 2011 8:00 AM GMT+0900
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Is it 50 billion euros? Or perhaps 70 billion euros? The cost of bailing out Portugal varies according to who makes the calculation. No one will know the real price until officials from the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank tell us.