 New York Times | Hedge Funds Take Another Look at Greek Debt New York Times Ever since last summer, when it became clear that private sector bond investors would need to take a loss to ease Greece's debt burden, some hedge funds have been betting large sums of money on different outcomes. And for the most part, the funds have ... Debt Deal May Leave Greece on Short End Buyers Of Worthless Debt Keep Government Afloat Concerns Greek bailout will not be enough to fix debt crisis weighs on ... |
 Bloomberg | US to Europe: build bigger debt firewall Reuters US hopeful, but wary, on Europe's progress * Still won't ask Congress for more IMF money * G20 likely dominated by debt concerns By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - US Treasury Department officials expressed cautious optimism on ... Treasury says Europe needs solid debt firewall Japan says planning to give IMF up to $50 bn Treasury's Brainard: More needed to help Greece |
 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 Legal Maneuvers Raise Fears Of Euro-Zone Debt Fallout Greece prepares debt restructure Why Europe Hasn't Solved the Greek Debt Crisis |
In Europe, spending cuts fail to ease debt burdens Pekin Daily Times By Paul Wiseman AP Europe has endured the pain of layoffs, wage cuts and tax increases designed to bring government debt under control. Far from falling, debt burdens are rising fastest in European countries that have enacted the most draconian ... |
 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 ... Scam debt collectors bilked millions through intimidation |
 CBS Local | The State of Credit Card Debt in America Debtmerica Relief (blog) Americans cut their credit card debt by 11% last year, as compared to 2010, according to a new report by Credit Karma. While some analysts say this decrease is a positive sign, others feel it is the result of “weak consumer confidence, resulting in ... Credit Card Debt is Up, Consumer Wages Are Not: If You Are Taking On Debt ... Charlotte consumers' credit-card debt down 8 percent in 2011 Worcester Credit Card Debt Falls |
 Bloomberg | TREASURIES-Bonds jump on Greece, Middle East jitters Reuters * Worries about Greece, Middle East renew safety bids * Treasury's 5-year debt sale draws mediocre results * Some see rising oil prices curbing economic growth * Five-year TIPS breakevens flirt with widest since May * Seven-year auction may fetch bids ... Treasury 7-Year Special Repo Status May Fade After Debt Auction Treasurys Flat As Investors Balance Greece Doubts, US Debt Supply Treasuries Remain Higher as Five-Year Note Auction Yield Trails Forecast |
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 ... |
 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 ... |
Citigroup Sells Three-Year Debt With 2012 Goal of $20 Billion Bloomberg Citigroup, which sold $3.5 billion of five- and 30-year debt last month, tapped the market as yields on bank debt fall to 4 percent as of yesterday from 4.8 percent at the start of the year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data show. |
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