considerthis11/30fromBloomberg:
TheECB,theBankofEnglandandtheFederalReservehaveallofferedemergencyfundsthisweektosootheconcernsthatcreditconditionswilldeteriorateattheendoftheyear....
''Centralbanksdon'thavethetoolstoarrestthisriseinLiborbecausetheissueisnolongeraboutliquidity,it'saboutcreditconcerns,''saidJohnWraith,London-basedheadofU.K.interest-ratestrategyatRoyalBankofScotlandPlc,these...[
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IMF:MortgageResetChartFromtheIMF:AssessingRiskstoGlobalFinancialStability
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ThischartfromCreditSuisseviatheIMFshowstheheavysubprimeresetsin2008,plusitshowstheresetproblemswithAlt-AandOptionARMloansinlateryears.
Althoughmanyofthehomeownersinthe2009to2011resetperiodswillrefinance(iftheycan),thisshowsthattheproblemsinhousingwilllingerforseveralyears.Whatisespecia...[
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Iamamazedatmyagetoseethecrapthatkidsbuy.Therearethesegameboxesthatcosthundredsofdollarsandallkindsofipodsandcellphones.Whatisgoingtogofirstinarecession?Mygenerationislookingretirementintheeye,athreatenedsocialsecuritysystemandmanyofushaveteenagekids.ThegoodnewsisweallhavecompanyandonceJimmyandJanetrealizethattheirfriendsarelosingtheiripodsandXboxesaswell,itwon'tmatterthattheydon'thaveone.Newf...[
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TheCreditMarketsGetTighter
Whilespacedoesnotpermit,noticethatitisnotjustresidentialmortgagesthathavebecomeaproblem.Homeequity,creditcards,autoloansareallseeingaseriousriseindelinquenciesandforeclosures.Banksarehavingtoeatintotheircapitalbaseinordertoreserveforgrowinglosses.Andthatmeanstheyhavelessmoneytolend.Andindeed,everysurveyIhaveseenforthepastfewmonthspointstoever-tighteningcreditcon...[
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CreditCracks,MarketsClose,BondsYelp`Help!':MarkGilbert
ByMarkGilbert
Nov.29(Bloomberg)--AnAmericanguyinastringvestbuysahousehecan'tafford,forcingtheItaliangovernmenttopaymoreforitsmoney.Chaostheoryisspreadingthepainaroundtheglobalfinancialmarkets,thoughstockmarketsarestillindenial.Youknowthere'sacreditcrunch.Here'show...[
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Ithinkeveryoneoutthereisgoingtofindoutaboutcreditcrunchesbeforethisoneisover.Thecrunchin1974took50%offgoldandalmostthatmuchofftheDow.Analligatoronyourassiseasierthanacreditcrunchonthepriceofyourassets.
TherewasaguyonCNBCtodaywhotoldthetruth.Youdon'tgetthetruthonCNBCtoooftenandwhenyoudo,theguyisusuallyshutupbysomeone.Notthistime.Thisguy,whosenameIcan'trecall,saidthecreditbubblewasbiggerthanthed...[
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MunicipalBondDealsSqueezedByCreditCrisisByDavidChoWashingtonPostStaffWriter
Thursday,November29,2007;PageA01Thewideningcreditcrunchismakingitharderforcitiesandschoolsystemstogetmoneyforbuildings,ballparksandothervitalprojectsfromthe$2.5trillionmarketformunicipalbonds,asectorofWallStreetthatrarelyseestrouble.Thatisleavingthemwithatoughchoice:eitherputofftheprojects,orpayhigherinterestratesonthe...[
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"Yesterday,DonKohn,numbertwomanattheFed,toldtheworldthatAmerica'scentralbankwouldbe"flexibleandpragmatic."
Peopleknewwhatthatmeant.TheFedispreparedtocutratesnextmonth.
Soencouragedbythiswereinvestorsthattheysetaboutbuyingeverystockinsight.TheDowrose331points.Thatbringsthetotalto546pointsgainedinthelasttwodays.Notbad.
Butwhatdoesitmean?Lessthaninvestorsthink.
Wehaveopinedthatthegrea...[
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一個人的曆史,國家的曆史作者:龍川一木
季羨林的《牛棚雜憶》回憶了知名學者的“右派”曆程,馬識途的《滄桑十年》回憶了著名作家的“反革命”曆程,戴煌的《九死一生》回憶了資深記者的“右派”曆程,何濟翔的《滬上法治夢》回憶了資深法官的“右派”曆程,殷毅的《回首殘陽已含山》回憶了年輕記者的“右派”曆程,《無罪流放》是66位知識分子對“五[
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AFreeLifeisJin'sfirstnovelsetinAmerica,andmightbe,asRonCharlespointsoutinhisreviewforBookWorld,hismostautobiographical.ItnotonlyexplorestheworldofarecentChineseimmigrant(JinmovedtotheU.S.in1985),butalsoexamineshisprotagonist'sdesireandstruggletowriteinthelanguageofhisnewhome.
PleasejoinOffthePagetoaskJinabouthisnewnovel,hispreviousworkssuchasWaitingandotherliterarytopics.
--CaroleBurns[
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