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A sovereign issuing bonds after US military strike threats would be absurd if those threats had been made by any other president
Foreigners' love of Swiss francs presents an unlikely opening for overseas borrowers
The necessity of clauses that help developing countries recover from catastrophes is getting more acute
Data-deprived markets should give the shutdown the attention it deserves
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What on earth happened in Oslo the other week? Why did the prime minister of this byword for financial prudence shove Eksportfinans — the export financing agency it part-owned — off a cliff?
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It’s four years and counting since the great credit crunch began and yet how much deleveraging has actually taken place? Households have barely begun to pay down mortgages and credit cards. Financials are half-way there — but the easy steps are all in the past. Sovereigns are on the brink of default. But at least the corporate sector is in good shape, right?
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While the sovereign debt crisis rages, spare a thought for humble syndicated loans bankers. Their market is under pressure as never before — five separate once-in-a-generation storms are converging on it and there appears to be no chance of deviation. Even George Clooney only had to deal with three.
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Have the capital markets removed their first eurozone leader? Maybe. Do they yearn for a technocratic regime in Italy to sort the mess out? Absolutely. Will they get it soon enough to stop the rot? No way.
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Early next week the EFSF will don its tin hat once again and reattempt to issue a 10 year €3bn issue on behalf of Ireland in this most chaotic of markets. It is in everybody’s interests that the deal is printed smoothly.
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Has it worked? Has Europe’s Grand Plan given the region’s frazzled investors anything more than a few days of euphoria before the disappointment sets in? After all, it has taken long enough to cobble together.