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Japan’s economy is unlikely to suffer drastically following the devastating earthquake last week. But the disaster could exacerbate long existing structural problems in the country — and push Japan further down the pecking order of global powers.
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Kazakh companies are back in the loan market, helped along by surging oil and commodity prices. But with memories still fresh of painful restructuring and the effect of Basel III on interbank lending beginning to be felt, it isn’t yet time to invite the country’s banks in from the cold.
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While interest rates have been at record lows, Europe’s junk bond market has thrived. But Jean-Claude Trichet’s hint of an imminent rise should not cause investors to retreat. There are still plenty of reasons to buy high yield paper.
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The prospect of euro rates rising has caused a stir among commercial paper traders. But amid complaints about the hard line on inflation, they forget that there could be a silver lining for ECP. Those in the market should be welcoming any move towards a normalisation of the euro/dollar basis swap.
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The Greek finance ministry on Monday described a downgrade by Moody's as unjustified and incomprehensible. But the agency's move appears merely to bring it into line with market opinion, and in any case, bashing the ratings agencies ignores the real issues.
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Lending restrictions at home have forced Chinese companies to look overseas for funding. That gives Asia’s loans bankers the opportunity of a big increase in their exposure to China — but they will need to swallow tight pricing.