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The European debt crisis has thus far unfolded as a sovereign debt crisis.  And the sovereign here is the national government.  This is particularly true in Greece. However in the coming months, it may become clearer that local…

Just as a point of fact, it bears noting that government debt is a government liability in much the same way that bank notes are. what is the functional difference for the federal government between Treasury securities and bank notes?…

By Annaly Capital Management. What is a dollar? As far as we can tell, there is no legal definition of what it is, no statement that begins, “The dollar is…” Instead, the dollar is something that is defined by other things. When the…

PIMCO is out with its secular outlook for the UK. PIMCO Portfolio Manager and EVP Michael Amey comments on growth and inflation and their effect on UK assets in the new normal of deleveraging, greater regulation and de-globalisation. …

For the fifth day, the euro is recording higher highs and higher lows. It has advanced by roughly 3.25% since last Monday's lows.  While we recognize an improved news stream, the main circumstances of the European debt crisis have not…

By Marc Chandler of Brown Brothers Harriman Highlights The US dollar is extending last week’s pullback in what appears to be largely position adjustments, partly as a function of a better news stream and a healthier appetite for…

Muni investors are acting as if there is no default risk in the municipal bond market based on yields.  It's a bit like the conditions in the eurozone before the sovereign debt crisis. The Wall Street Journal reports: Investors are…

Frederick Sheehan is the author of Panderer to Power: The Untold Story of How Alan Greenspan Enriched Wall Street and Left a Legacy of Recession (McGraw-Hill, 2009). Two significant changes are pushing markets towards a shakeout. First,…

In a note to investors today, Win Thin of Brown Brothers Harriman noted that contagion has spread to core Europe with France now paying more for debt. France is coming under scrutiny, with one astute market contact noting that France…

This fairly well sums up my view: hen our policy makers insist on defending reckless lenders with public resources, we have to recognize that this is not free money. When the government issues a paper liability for real value, that real…