 Wall Street Journal | Debt Deal May Leave Greece on Short End Wall Street Journal BY BRIAN BLACKSTONE FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank appears to be doing its part to help Greece reduce its crushing debt burden by transferring profits from its Greek bond holdings to euro-zone governments. There is just one problem: It remains ... Hedge Funds Take Another Look at Greek Debt Buyers Of Worthless Debt Keep Government Afloat Greece pores over bailout laws amid protests |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Fitch Cuts Greek Rating, Says Debt Exchange Equals Default Forbes The agreement with private sector bondholders on 53.5% haircuts is crucial to reduce Greek's debt burden to a level that is manageable, at least in the short term, but still awaits creditor approval over the next few weeks. the proposal to reduce ... Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan Debt crisis: live Fitch Cuts Greece Two Levels to 'C' Before Debt Exchange |
 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 ... Vigilantes Turn to Junk With Terms Tightened: Credit Markets |
In Europe, spending cuts fail to ease debt burdens North County Times Far from falling, government debt burdens are rising fastest in European countries that have enacted the most draconian austerity programs, according to the Associated Press' Global Economy Tracker. (AP Photo/Pedro Acosta, File) Europe has endured the ... |
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 | Treasurys Flat As Investors Balance Greece Doubts, US Debt Supply Wall Street Journal By Cynthia Lin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Treasury prices were flat early Wednesday in New York as weight of a looming US debt auction offset the buying caused by fading optimism about Greece's recently struck deal. Treasury 7-Year Special Repo Status May Fade After Debt Auction TREASURIES-Bonds rise on nagging worries about Greece Treasuries Remain Higher as Five-Year Note Auction Yield Trails Forecast |
 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 ... Regulators warn of 'phantom debt' collectors |
 The Guardian | Concerns about Chinese manufacturing, European debt halt oil's 4-day rise CanadianBusiness.com Analysts said a US$172-billion rescue package may not be enough to save the country from defaulting on a mountain of debt. Meanwhile, massive budget cuts could keep the country stuck in recession, and the Greek bailout doesn't address debt problems in ... Crude oil futures climb amid Greek debt deal, sanctions against Iran Oil near 9-month high after Greece debt deal Concerns about Chinese manufacturing, European debt stop a four-day rise in oil |
Citigroup Plans Third Debt Sale With 2012 Goal of $20 Billion BusinessWeek The bank sold $500 million of 3.625 percent, three-year debt in December at a spread of 323.9 basis points, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Citigroup, which also sold $3.5 billion of five- and 30- year debt last month, is tapping the market as ... |
Is Student Loan Debt The Next Financial Crisis? San Francisco Chronicle The average student loan debt for a college student in 2010 was $25250, up 5% from the previous year, according to a study by the Project on Student Debt. For the first time in history, total student-loan borrowing for one year surpassed the $100 ... Debt From Student Loans Affects Home Buying, Regardless of Earnings |
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