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While the Irish rescue package rescued Ireland, it has not helped the rest of the periphery. Despite hopes over the weekend, it has not stopped contagion spreading to Portugal and Spain. For that to happen, policymakers need to focus on the tools they have at hand. Time for the European Central Bank to get serious.
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A stumble this week in the restructuring of Kuwait's Investment Dar has highlighted a regional risk that is sometimes overlooked — the weakness of some countries' legal frameworks for dealing with bankruptcy. Lenders in the region have already shown their ability to be more discriminating about the relative strength of Middle East credits, but they should ensure they also consider the law.
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The eurosceptic fringes of the Conservative party were right last week, but for the wrong reasons. Ireland is being crippled by the euro, and should leave.
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Cadenza I marks the return of the synthetic CDO. But the deal says more about the corporate market than about structured credit.
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The Italian telco Wind may have cut its high yield bond last week but the market remains in rude health.
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The British government is right to support Ireland — even if it does mean increasing the already alarmingly high borrowing requirement. But bond bankers should not expect more high-profile, lucrative syndications as a result.