Sentences with phrase «one's sovereign debt»

The context for this was the European sovereign debt crisis of the late 2000s, itself brought on by the banking crisis.

The size of a state, particularly in this age of sovereign debt crises, is a key indicator for investors.

Remember, the 2008 crisis & the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis are financial / leverage induced crises, not a regular economic contraction.

Problems in sovereign debt and attendant pressures on banking system may decrease available funding and increase borrowing costs for Australian banks and companies.

Both corporate and emerging market sovereign debt spreads are now quite tight compared to their historical averages.

As I argued in this space last week, sovereign debt defaults won't be far behind.

Alternatively, many yields on sovereign debt have turned negative due to a concern over a lack of economic growth.

Will this smaller figure be used by banks to buy sovereign debt?

Businesses exposed to countries where sovereign debt yields are rising will find it more expensive to refinance their credit.

As I argued in my earlier post about sovereign debt, this isn't quite true.

At the same time, there is an increased risk that sovereign debt concerns in several countries could trigger renewed strains in global financial markets.

Bonds can also be wiped out entirely if the issuer defaults, as has been the case in the past with sovereign debt.

If anything, history has shown us that when sovereign debt gets too large in proportion to the domestic economy the only outcome possible is default or a managed restructuring.

Approximately $ 4 trillion in total sovereign debt worldwide is now trading at negative interest rates.

Its real problems are its messy funding, and sovereign debt exposure.

This represents a dangerous circumstance for the country because they are an economy that carries the world's largest sovereign debt burden.

For example, prime or high grade sovereign debt will do best in a low growth, low inflation environment.

Don't look to the taxing power of governments to bring sovereign debt back in line.

4 Other fixed income may include corporate bonds, floating - rate loans and other sovereign debt, among others.

I'm very concerned about excess sovereign debt in most developed countries.

However, sovereign debt owners have another option at their disposal: war.

The stability of the issuing government can be provided by the country's sovereign credit ratings which help investors weigh risks when assessing sovereign debt investments.

The measurement of sovereign debt depends on who is doing the measurement and why they are doing it.

This time, it was the potential worthless nature of sovereign debt rather than sovereign currency.

This is a realistic situation that has occurred several times during the European sovereign debt crisis.

The increasingly positive outlook for the global economy and the associated reduction in risk aversion have continued to help corporate and emerging market sovereign debt.

Though current economic trends and other global events (e.g., the European sovereign debt crisis) may not change for the better over the short term, the performance of the markets may.

Our global / international active fixed income strategies take advantage not only of sovereign debt, but the increasingly robust global corporate bond market, utilizing our expertise in corporate bond analysis.

Obviously, sovereign debt concerns have not disappeared in 2012.

First, there is a bubble building and it is in sovereign debt.

Qualifying securities must have an investment - grade rating (based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch) and must have an investment - grade - rated country of risk (based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch foreign currency long term sovereign debt ratings).

They argue that economies rattled by sovereign debt fears and threatened with recession can't afford to bankroll the conversion to a new, more expensive form of energy.

Without the presence of U.S. banks, the market for sovereign debt could become less liquid, and borrowing costs for governments could rise.

As sovereign debt problems in Europe and stagnant economic growth in America continue to dog the world economy, investors naturally turn to safer havens like precious metals for security.

Tags: Boris Johnson, Euro (Single Currency), Eurozone crisis, Greek sovereign debt crisis, Heathrow, Mayor of London

«The ECB essentially bought banks» holdings of eurozone sovereign debt at a very nice markup, causing them to reinvest into higher - yielding US debt,» he says.

Furthermore... It Is Their Only Legitimate Medium Term Option... As Global Sovereign Debt Stacks Have Already Grown Above The Levels That Can Be Sustained By Even The Most Optimistic Economic Growth Forecasts.

Optimism Helping to Drive U.S. Equity Markets Higher U.S. stock markets are trading sharply higher at the mid-session, driven by reports that the Greek sovereign debt problems will be resolved shortly.

Mr. Cox spent the early part of his career as a fixed income trader and assistant portfolio manager for a major institutional investor where he specialized in corporate and sovereign debt trading.

Year - end 2012 for U.S. treasuries should depend far more upon the fundamental backdrop of the U.S economy, and not merely on its role as a safe haven from foreign sovereign debt.

Between sovereign debt crises, political disintegration and non-existent growth, it's been the worst - performing of the major investable regions since the last recession.

«If they can not address [the financial crisis] in a credible way I believe within perhaps 2 to 3 weeks we will have a meltdown in sovereign debt which will produce a meltdown across the European banking system.

In the United States, Congress has largely favoured stimulus over austerity (new House Speaker John Boehner vowed to change this in his maiden speech), but a growing number of cash - strapped states and cities is stoking the same kind of sovereign debt fears that are rippling through Europe.

The new finance chief of Spain also told CNBC that the southern European economy has been growing at a solid pace of about 3 percent in the last four years, but this doesn't mean that the problems raised during the euro zone sovereign debt crisis are over.

Speaking of which, we have seen time and time again we can not trust banks: The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the 2001 Dotcom Bubble and most recently, as mentioned above, the 2008 Subprime Mortgage Crisis which directly led to the 2010 European Sovereign Debt Crisis.

You were also an early adopter of Emerging Market sovereign debt ETFs.

If sovereign debt has a negative yield, what rational person would «lend» money to an irresponsible government when the government guarantees the return of only a fraction of the loan in currency units that will be devalued and worth considerably less when / if the loan is repaid?

Cleary Gottlieb's Buchheit has a wealth of experience representing distressed international clients, having previously advised Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and most recently Iceland on their respective sovereign debt woes.