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US policymakers have clearly shown themselves to be standing ready to support the financial system, whatever the cost. But the price to be paid could be nightmarish — a default of the United States itself.
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The attempted fee ambush sprung by several banks on the unsuspecting European Investment Bank and KfW over the last week deserved to fail. But a sober debate about fees for the SSA sector is now due.
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Sponsors of aggressively structured buy-outs might be tempted to cut their losses and run before the economic slump gets much worse. But, in many cases, it’s in private equity’s interest to play nice — and the signs so far are encouraging.
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Hopes that Asia’s local bond markets will fill the gap left by meltdown in the dollar market look too optimistic. While some governments will continue to attract international investors, the corporate sector is falling ever further behind.
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A growing weight of evidence suggests that 2009 is shaping up to be one of the worst on record for the syndicated loan market. Loans bankers are making increasingly gloomy predictions for the usually busy start of the year but there is one ray of sunshine: corporate borrowers have taken the message on board and strong credits are already turning to the bond markets for their funding needs.
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Hopes that Asia’s local bond markets will fill the gap left by meltdown in the dollar market look too optimistic. While some governments will continue to attract international investors, the corporate sector is falling ever further behind.