Posts Tagged ‘
Mortgage Crisis ’
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 |
Apr 21st, 2008 |
By Jennifer Yousfi |
Category: Stock Market Investing
In the first quarter, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) packed another $27 billion worth of illiquid assets onto its balance sheet - a 39% increase that brought the total to $96 billion.
Tags: ABX, fed, Financial Crisis, Goldman Sachs, GS, LEH, Lehman Brothers, Markits, Mortgage Crisis, MS, US stocks
Posted in Stock Market Investing |
Apr 18th, 2008 |
By Dave Gonigam |
Category: Featured, Financial News, Real Estate Investments
“A full 3% of U.S. homes could go into foreclosure before the housing meltdown is over, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts,” says Dave Goingam.
“That’s 1 out of every 33. In Nevada, it’ll be more like 1 out of 11.”
“The forecast is based on data from the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Center for Responsible Lending.”
Tags: Center For Responsible Lending, Foreclosure, Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Crisis, Pew Charitable Trusts
Posted in Featured, Financial News, Real Estate Investments |
Apr 14th, 2008 |
By Fred Sheehan |
Category: Politics & Economics
With the banking system going through a period of turmoil, the question of federal regulation will not be going away any time soon. Are market influences enough, or should the government be taking a closer look at how these banks do business.
Tags: , fed, Fomc, Greenspan, Hank Paulson, LTCM, Mortgage Crisis, Oil Deposits
Posted in Politics & Economics |
Apr 14th, 2008 |
By Richard Daughty |
Category: Politics & Economics
Thomas G. Donlan’s new essay in Barron’s is titled “Lands of Waste and Debt” with the subhead “The states send signals that it will not be a happy Spring”, which makes me ask the obvious question “It won’t be happy for who?”, as I am all in gold, silver and oil, and I am dead-bang sure that I will be VERY happy for a long, long time…
Tags: economics, gold, Housing Market, inflation, liquidity, Mortgage Crisis, politics, S&P500, silver, Unemployment
Posted in Politics & Economics |
Apr 14th, 2008 |
By Jason Simpkins |
Category: Politics & Economics
George Soros first made a name for himself with The Quantum Fund, a hedge fund that’s often described as the first real global investment fund, which he and partner Jim Rogers founded in 1970.
Tags: Credit Losses, economics, George Soros, Government Bond Market, Hedge Fund, International Monetary Fund, Mortgage Crisis, politics, Quantum Fund, recession
Posted in Politics & Economics |
Apr 12th, 2008 |
By Adam Lass |
Category: Stock Market Investing
Clearly, we can no longer believe U.S. banks when they claim to be done declaring multi-billion-dollar losses.
Tags: Citigroup, DOW, IMF, Market Losses, Mortgage Crisis, Nyse, subprime, US stocks
Posted in Stock Market Investing |
Apr 9th, 2008 |
By Rob Mackrill |
Category: International Investing
Total losses from subprime are likely to be near $1trn says the IMF. It’s a trillion…give or take…
Tags: Goldman Sachs, HSBC, IMF, International Investing, KPMG, Mortgage Crisis, Muck Spreader, Roubini, UK stocks
Posted in International Investing |