 Wall Street Journal | Debt Deal May Leave Greece on Short End Wall Street Journal BY BRIAN BLACKSTONE FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank appears to be doing its part to help Greece reduce its crushing debt burden by transferring profits from its Greek bond holdings to euro-zone governments. There is just one problem: It remains ... Hedge Funds Take Another Look at Greek Debt Buyers Of Worthless Debt Keep Government Afloat Concerns Greek bailout will not be enough to fix debt crisis weighs on ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap deal Aljazeera.com Greece, bolstered by a hard-won 237bn euros ($310bn) rescue package on Tuesday, suffered a fresh setback when international ratings agency Fitch said a Greek debt default was "highly likely in the near term" despite the latest aid. Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan Debt crisis: live Fitch Cuts Greek Rating, Says Debt Exchange Equals Default |
 Wall Street Journal | Greek debt swap pay-out prospect weighed Financial Times But the insurance pay-out on Greek bonds defaulting, regarded as a near certainty if the country's politicians back forcing any unwilling creditors to accept losses on the Greek debt they hold, may have far-reaching repercussions. Greek Parliament Debates Debt Deal Amid Protests Greece prepares debt restructure Why Europe Hasn't Solved the Greek Debt Crisis |
 Bloomberg | Junk Returns Seen Soaring as European Debt Crisis Abates: Credit Markets Bloomberg Play Video Junk bond returns may triple from last year as confidence builds that Europe will avert a sovereign-debt crisis and investors turn their attention to a US recovery, according to analyst forecasts. JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists led by ... |
 CBC.ca | Concerns about Chinese manufacturing, European debt halt oil's 4-day rise CanadianBusiness.com Analysts said a US$172-billion rescue package may not be enough to save the country from defaulting on a mountain of debt. Meanwhile, massive budget cuts could keep the country stuck in recession, and the Greek bailout doesn't address debt problems in ... Concerns about Chinese manufacturing, European debt stop a four-day rise in oil |
In Europe, spending cuts fail to ease debt burdens North County Times Far from falling, government debt burdens are rising fastest in European countries that have enacted the most draconian austerity programs, according to the Associated Press' Global Economy Tracker. (AP Photo/Pedro Acosta, File) Europe has endured the ... |
Analysis: Huge private debts pose bigger hurdle for euro zone Reuters By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent | LONDON (Reuters) - Away from the markets' fixation with the debts of Greece and other governments, concern is growing at the painfully slow progress Europe is making in tackling a much bigger mountain ... |
 The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) | Authorities: Debt-collector scam bilked millions Boston.com February 21, 2012|Michael Tarm, AP A phone scam in which callers in India posed as debt collectors bilked millions of dollars out of more than 10000 US residents by using threats of arrest or the loss of their jobs, US authorities said Tuesday in what ... Debt collector scam targets Birmingham area residents Authorities: International bogus debt-collector scam swindles millions from US ... Regulators warn of 'phantom' debt collectors' |
 Bloomberg | Treasury 7-Year Special Repo Status May Fade After Debt Auction BusinessWeek 22 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury seven-year notes may become less coveted in the short-term market for borrowing and lending securities after the government auctions more of the debt. Traders have been willing to pay to borrow the securities in exchange for ... TREASURIES-Bonds rise on nagging worries about Greece Treasurys Flat As Investors Balance Greece Doubts, US Debt Supply Treasuries Remain Higher as Five-Year Note Auction Yield Trails Forecast |
Citigroup Plans Third Debt Sale With 2012 Goal of $20 Billion BusinessWeek The bank sold $500 million of 3.625 percent, three-year debt in December at a spread of 323.9 basis points, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Citigroup, which also sold $3.5 billion of five- and 30- year debt last month, is tapping the market as ... |
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