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The ECB’s second purchase programme was one week old last Friday, having taken its first faltering steps on November 11. Its progress has been far from heartening.
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Without German support, it looks like the idea of a European guarantor syndicate idea has failed to get off the ground. Germany needs to shoulder its responsibility as the eurozone’s strongest economy. Otherwise the ailing eurozone will be beyond help.
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European investors are crying out for more short term debt options as traditional issuers’ ratings are slashed and they cease being viable investment options. The region's corporates should follow the lead of their US counterparts and fill the void.
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E-commerce company LaShou started the process for a Nasdaq IPO last week, making it the first Chinese issuer to launch a deal into the US market for three months. But the company would do better to wait until other companies have reopened the market. It is not the right name for an investor base that has suffered heavily from aggressive listings since May.
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The European Commission has had it in for ratings agencies for some time. It misguidedly apportions at least some of the blame for the region’s sovereign debt woes on sovereign rating actions. Its revenge is an attempt to decrease the agencies’ influence. Some of its aims are good but cack-handed implementation may bring a whole new set of risks.
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Afme’s response to the capital calibrations in Solvency II doesn’t inspire much confidence in the European Commission. On optimistic assumptions, their drafting has been thoughtless rather than malicious, but neither possibility is pleasing. What else is slipping through the net?