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Derivatives Traders Downgrade Fannie and Freddie

Jul 9th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

The world’s largest credit-rating companies say mortgage lenders Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) have bullet-proof Aaa credit ratings. But Bloomberg says derivatives traders are treating the discount mortgage brokers as if they are rated five levels lower.

And, ominously, the price of contracts used to speculate on the creditworthiness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to protect against a default doubled in the past two months.

What about the government’s implied guarantee of the debt held by the companies? It seems investor confidence in short supply.

Tags: , C, credit crisis, DB, Dba, FER, FME, MCD, MER, MOO, MS, SKM, subprime, TSM, Ubs, US recession, US stocks, YUM
Posted in Featured, Financial News | Comments2008-07-09+16%3A56%3A44Contrarian+Profits

The U.S. Economy’s Uncertainty Brings Opportunity for Investors in the Months to Come

Jun 6th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Politics & Economics

With a wheezing economy that’s struggling with housing and credit problems - as well as a weak dollar - it’s clear the United States won’t be in the investment spotlight this year.

Tags: , Bric, BSC, Citigroup, collapsed housing market, Credit Crunch, DB, Dba, Decoupling, economics, fed, Federal Reserve, FNM, Fomc, Gdp, Greenback, inflation, KO, MCD, MER, MOO, Mortgage Crisis, MS, MTB, Overseas Markets, PEP, Pimco, politics, PTTAX, SKM, stagflation, Subprime Mortgage, TSM, Ubs, Weak Dollar, YUM
Posted in Politics & Economics | Comments2008-06-06+21%3A38%3A17Jennifer+Yousfi

U.N. Calls for Increased Cooperation to Fight Growing Global Food Crisis

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: International Investing

The United Nations announced yesterday (Wednesday) that an additional $20 billion would be needed each year to combat global hunger.

Tags: Agriculture Products, Ban Ki Moon, bio-diesel, china, DB, Dba, ethanol, Food And Agriculture Organization, food crisis, Global Food, India, International Agricultural Trade, International Investing, MOO, PBW, Price Of Oil, resources, World Food Shortage
Posted in International Investing | Comments2008-06-04+19%3A41%3A32Jennifer+Yousfi

Food Crisis: Six Ways to Protect Yourself

Apr 24th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Politics & Economics

When the leader of the United Nation’s World Food Programme warned that a “silent tsunami” of hunger is sweeping the globe because of soaring food prices, a lot of folks probably viewed it as just another clever sound bite tossed off by a bureaucrat.

Tags: corn, DB, Dba, DD, economics, fed, food crisis, Global Crisis, Gordon Brown, Jim Rogers, MON, MOO, PBW, politics, POT, Robert Zoellick, WMT, World Food Programme
Posted in Politics & Economics | Comments2008-04-24+11%3A56%3A34William+Patalon+III

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