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sovereign debt crisis

Some Thoughts On The Ratings Agencies

While the Moody’s downgrade of Ireland isn’t any surprise, coming on the heels of S&P’s move last week from A+ to BBB+, the sheer magnitude of five notches warrants a mention.  We haven’t seen anything like this since the Asian…

Sympathy for the Dollar

The dollar rally continued as US economic data continues to outperform, leading US bond yields higher.  US 2- and 10-year yields have increased by 17bp and 67bp over the past month and the rise in the 10-year to 3.51% is nearly a…

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