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AIG in WAPO II

…the bonds that corporations sell to finance their operations. My guess is that the model was right and that returns on writing (less than 10 year) CDSs on corporate debt

Stochastic Thoughts captures essence of debt culture

…very little) debt. I’ve got nothing to talk about with co-workers, and they suspect I have ties with affluent and generous terrorists. A country talking about its debts. Grim. Robert…

Taxes and cuts

…that have placed the government so precariously in debt. With debt levels already too high, the effects of the Fannie and Freddie bailout, along with declining tax revenue due to…

One Aussie viewpoint

Lessons from Italy and Australia by One Salient Oversight Statements: ———————– 1. Together, the amount of money the Italian government spends on debt servicing (interest plus paying back principal) is…

Monetary Policy and Economic Shocks

…is why I have labelled “Public Debt” as having an inflationary effect earlier in this article. Think back to the 1970s and the problems we had with inflation back then….

Where DID the money go? Part 2

…investors, some of the largest money market funds today are putting part of their cash into one of the riskiest debt investments in the world: collateralized debt obligations backed by…

The Debtor Society

…Society” is more than just debt to foreigners: the US Government continues to pile up debt at a record pace and US consumers are following suit. The National Debt has…

Can I Have My Social Security Benefits in Euros?

…from other types of debts, such as the government debt owed the public. Unlike a government debt resulting from borrowing, this implicit debt is not binding because participants have no…