Investors, watching falling electricity prices and worried that utilities will have to write down the value of permits they now hold, drove down power company shares.
If all three ETFs are moving down in value, overall interest rates are rising.
When banks wrote down the value of these assets they had to get new capital.
China also kept down the value of its currency, giving domestic exporters a competitive edge.
The Japanese government has frequently intervened in currency markets to hold down the value of the Yen.
As most East Asian currencies come down in value, there is obviously some pressure of competitive devaluation.
They say that, you know, writing down the value of assets right now just adds to volatility.
This would drag down the value of securities the monolines have guaranteed and increase the banks' write-downs.
There is no procedure for writing down the value of such loans, no matter how questionable their worth.
But international investors do seem to think he will succeed in pushing down the value of Japan's currency.
But Oppenheim feels both have proven themselves the most realistic in writing down the value of their landholdings.
Zero interest rates in the U.S. are pushing down the value of the U.S. dollar against every world currency.
It wrote down the value of its shipping fleet by 1.2 billion reais.
Joe's stock would fall, suggested that the company should have written down the value of its assets by about two-thirds.
The hefty loss came after Mothercare wrote down the value of assets and took charges related to UK store closures.
Last year, Vodafone was forced to write down the value of its units in southern Europe due to their poor performance.
This should also push down the value of the U.S. dollar, help gold prices recover, and be mildly bullish for commodities.
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And there are a lot of people out there who own bonds who are not accustomed to bonds going down in value.
Moreover, the steps the central government has been taking to stimulate exports like holding down the value of the renminbi inevitably discourage consumer spending.
On one side, it must reduce its debts and it may have to write down the value of its overvalued assets further.
Legally, the government would need to declare a bank holiday while Parliament passed new laws writing down the value of uninsured deposits.
By holding down the value of the yuan and allowing a consequent build-up of excess liquidity, China risks repeating the same error.
In its most recent quarter, Avon posted a wider loss as it marked down the value of its Silpada jewelry business and restructured.
This would tweak the existing bankruptcy provision known as Chapter 13 to allow judges to write down the value of a primary mortgage.
Chinese officials also worry openly about a possible resurgence of inflation in America, which would also drive down the value of the dollar.
The idea of writing down the value of financial assets when the market for them is seriously impaired or doesn't exist is sheer folly.
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