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AT&T raising charges by 33%
This is not an opinion on AT&T stock since AT&T benefits from a monopoly status in fixed line and oligopoly status in mobile telecom. But I did want to briefly flag something regarding the telecom industry and M&A.
Market Tone Remains Upbeat after Euro Zone Auctions
Dollar continues to trade on the back foot as markets maintain upbeat tone; strong EZ auction results. Soft Australian December employment reports supports Feb rate cut; BoC likely to remain on hold in H1. SELIC rates likely to fall but the…
The Importance of the Mario Brothers
They are not really brothers, but Mario Draghi and Mario Monti are countrymen and are doing a great deal to respond to the European debt crisis in ways that were unimaginable until very recently.
Where Europe is headed and what it means for investors
This is weekly number three for Credit Writedowns Gold. The topic for the week is really unavoidable because it is all anyone talks about: Europe. Let's be honest, Europe is a complete mess and I believe it will only get worse. The question…
Some Thoughts On IMF Resources
We think markets are getting too bulled up on the IMF headlines today. As the saying goes, “Show me the money!” Until then, we remain skeptical that the IMF will be able to obtain the extra funding it desires. Even if the IMF does get the…
Münchau: We are fighting the wrong crisis
To me this situation looks pretty hopeless frankly. Policy makers in Europe just don't get it. The best we are going to get is austerity and partial monetisation by the ECB until the union breaks or sovereign debtors default and banks are…
Münchau: We are fighting the wrong crisis
To me this situation looks pretty hopeless frankly. Policy makers in Europe just don't get it. The best we are going to get is austerity and partial monetisation by the ECB until the union breaks or sovereign debtors default and banks are…
News Links: ECB contemplates buying non-government debt as QE
Financial news links for 18 January 2012
Here’s how much Austrian banks are on the sovereign debt hook for
According to Austrian newspaper Der Standard, Austrian banks had 18.1 billion euros of exposure to foreign sovereign debt at the end of October. The debt to which the banks were most exposed were Polish, Italian, German and Hungarian…
Fitch planning to downgrade six European sovereign credits
Swiss daily newspaper Tagesanzeiger is reporting that Fitch, the ratings agency, is about to downgrade six European countries because of the sovereign debt crisis. The paper says that six euro countries were put on ratings review in…