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If we're "only" talking about a bumpy, anaemic recovery, not a double-dip - and we don't see a game-changer for the global economy in the next few months, like a US default or a meltdown for the euro - these kinds of measures to support the economy look more likely at this stage than another dose of quantitative easing.
And barring a catastrophe, like a forced default on US debt, in another year or so we should be back, big time.
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If the government makes the right rules, we can combine them, much like a credit-default swap if done correctly comes with a bond.
Now other CDS holders would like to see a default in Europe, to provoke a payout.
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All this is by way of answering the question: what would a default look like?
For many in the increasingly radical Republican congressional caucus a shutdown or a default look like excellent political opportunities.
Indeed, if the world's central bankers let countries like Spain or Italy default, a scary market spiral will occur.
Consequently, although some users bend it to their will, most use it in a default manner (like myself) and merely read their mail, in or out of sequence, respond to some, ignore some and generally just leave their inbox an undifferentiated mess.
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All day long, spreads in credit default swaps on major U.S. banks, like Goldman Sachs, grew wider on concern that a Greek default would translate into adverse consequences for financial companies.
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But words mean something, and this looks like a case of managing, not avoiding, default.
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In a worst case default scenario, expect another run on money market funds necessitating another Lehman-like bailout, compounded by a major sell-off in equities, and a doubling of unemployment.
Can you imagine what a U.S. default would look like?
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Oh, AIG is a bit more of a problem, but forbidding them from issuing things like credit default swaps to avoid regulation by the insurance regulators and the insurance regulators forbidding them from insuring financial transactions that are not easily understood and rated would go a long way.
We are working with customers because it is meant to bring a lot more transparency, a lot more reporting, much more in market data flows, a lot more storage of trading records for longer and it brings into its orbit a lot of esoteric instruments like interest rate swamps, credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations.
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But in order to investigate, potentially declare a default and maybe launch lawsuits, holders of the securities like Beal need at least 25% of the voting rights in a trust.
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Rating agencies stated this week that a default in Greece or any other weak European Union country like Portugal, Ireland or Italy would cause them to no longer permit that debt to create other loans.
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The Obama Administration would like that default rate to come down, at the same time it acknowledges that for-profits fill a crucial gap in the higher education realm.
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To diffuse this risk Partridge assembles a broad mix that includes foreign and domestic stock indexes, credit-default swaps and futures on commodities like crude oil, cattle, hogs and corn.
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