Monthly Archives: April 2014

Twice as many covenant-lite loans issued today as in 2007

For a while there the world was acknowledging the peak of sub-prime, levered loan issuance in the 2007 credit bubble as the zenith of crazy, reckless behavior. Well that was then. Today memories are evidently blank once more. Courtesy of … Continue reading

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Too much debt causing China’s slowdown

As we listen to this very lucid discussion of what Chinese policy makers need to do in order to allow a necessary re-balancing in the world’s second largest economy, we should realize that precisely the same revelation and new approach … Continue reading

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HFT playing reckless chicken on public markets

The fact that many people are saying these practices don’t worry them, is a testament to how clueless the consensus view is today. Let’s face facts. We know the HFT firms are making a fortune skimming money off the market. … Continue reading

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