Sentences with phrase «when sovereign debt»

When the sovereign debt crisis was at its peak, Commission President Barroso argued on multiple occasions that a strengthening and consolidation of the Eurozone's external representation should be pursued.

I was a late convert to the idea that we needed to do something quickly... I was persuaded in the few days surrounding the change of government because that's when the sovereign debt crisis was at its peak... Certainly under the conditions under which we embarked on the election there was no immediate sense of crisis that crisis hit us around election time and we had to respond to it... I changed my mind in the days shortly after the election because that was when the sovereign debt crisis his Europe.

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International debt settlement rules were thrown into a turmoil last year when U.S. Judge Griesa gave a highly idiosyncratic interpretation of the pari passu clause with regard to Argentina's sovereign debts.

I still think there will be a flight to safety in sovereign bonds when stocks have a bear market but other areas such as high yield and corporate debt could run into some problems.

During this time we often also see informal kinds of partial debt forgiveness, for example when sovereign borrowers have repurchased their obligations in the secondary market at steep discounts, often secretly, or exchanged their obligations for other assets at a discount, for example the famous debt / equity swaps in several Latin American countries in the 1980s (see footnote 3).

The Fund's international percentage has been higher in the past, particularly when we identified attractive opportunities in sovereign debt.

If China decides to retaliate by unloading significant quantities of U.S. sovereign debt, it could cause a significant spike in rates at a time when the United States is running a high deficit and rates are already inching up.

Still, we've observed diminishing returns from the Fed's interventions, there is no political tolerance for the Fed to intervene in securities involving any credit risk that would be borne by U.S. citizens (purchasing European sovereign debt, for example), and the yield on the 10 - year Treasury bond is already down to 1.7 %, which is far below where it stood when prior interventions were initiated.

«When countries that had public finances in a comparable state to ours last May are still fighting off the terrible spectre of sovereign debt default, it would be terrible folly to slow the pace of what is widely regarded as a necessary fiscal consolidation.

An early warning system based on the Birmingham model can be recommended to policymakers in those regions — particularly when they value avoiding negative market sentiments and damage to international reputation, which might possibly be triggered by false signals of sovereign debt problems.

The global auto industry breathed a sigh of relief in September when the president of the European Central Bank acknowledged the region's sovereign debt crisis was critical and the bank was prepared to start a bond - buying program that would provide a «fully effective backstop» for the struggling euro.

«When you look what's in it, you see it's got the sovereign debt of Russia, Argentina, Mexico, Indonesia, and you think, «That can't be so hot.»

Investors began to worry this could erode the United States» cherished triple - A sovereign credit rating when Standard and Poors's on May 21 revised its outlook for Britain's triple - A status to negative from stable, blaming higher government debt.

Still, we've observed diminishing returns from the Fed's interventions, there is no political tolerance for the Fed to intervene in securities involving any credit risk that would be borne by U.S. citizens (purchasing European sovereign debt, for example), and the yield on the 10 - year Treasury bond is already down to 1.7 %, which is far below where it stood when prior interventions were initiated.

The shale gas production boom took off after 2010, when the U.S. dollar embarked on a multi-year uptrend that was supported by an exodus from the euro during the sovereign debt crisis and a marked slowdown of capital flows to emerging markets.

For example, many folks believe that Europe's sovereign debt crisis effectively ended in 2011 when the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) declared it would do «whatever it takes» to preserve the euro.

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.

This means that the European Union has broader restrictions when measuring sovereign debt.

Sovereign debt securities are subject to various risks in addition to those relating to debt securities and foreign securities generally, including, but not limited to, the risk that a government entity may be unwilling or unable to pay interest and repay principal on its sovereign debt, or otherwise meet its obligations Sovereign debt securities are subject to various risks in addition to those relating to debt securities and foreign securities generally, including, but not limited to, the risk that a government entity may be unwilling or unable to pay interest and repay principal on its sovereign debt, or otherwise meet its obligations sovereign debt, or otherwise meet its obligations when due.

The issuer of the sovereign debt or the authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due, and the Fund may have limited recourse in the event of a default.

At a time when America's economy is expanding in the low single digits, Japan's economy is struggling and much of Europe is still buried under a mountain of sovereign debt, these markets hold more appeal than ever.

Advised a national government department in relation to the duties of an insurer when negotiating the settlement of an insured debt with a third party, in the context of renegotiations of sovereign debt.