…its portfolio (without considering the huge market pressure and reputational effects). It is not equal to the expected value of additional debt due to TARP — it is assumed that…

…largest weapon projects, the “portfolio” of 96 major programs with commitments for spending on revised acquisition “baselines” has grown to $1.6T, averaging a 19% increase since each program started, with…

…really a legitimate basis for government policy? Private portfolio preference shifts (which are manifested daily in the capital markets) are probably the area least amenable to economic analysis. There are…

…of all tranches, there is no point in tranching. An intermediary is only needed to pool if the final investors would have to buy odd lots to diversify their portfolio….

…pleased with their current portfolio. This was not the case in 2008. Many firms were very eager to get the CDOs off their books and no one had a clue…

…Puzzanghera and almost don’t want to mention the fact that his last name is a portmanteau (portfolio ?) of the Italian words for stink and puddle. Via CalculatedRisk (of course)…

…Mixed Portfolio”. Meaning it is kind of a crap-shoot. Does LMS do some good things? Well yes, but none of them particularly rebound to the benefit of most workers and…

…And finally, China’s current portfolio is really not that difference from recent history. China’s December share of US Treasury holdings, 20.9% (as a % of total foreign holdings), is barely…

…Or is China simply reallocating its portfolio toward risk? Perhaps there is a (partial) retaliation scheme underway, as suggested by the 3-month accumulation of short-term US assets (mostly T bills…

…Broken” Some rather revealing statements by Tim Geithner to Daniel Gross’s questions: GROSS: There’s a perception that you regard your portfolio narrowly, as primarily focused on the health of Wall…