Our latest macroeconomic insights Global Markets Update Loss of AAA ratings embarrassing, but probably little more The chaos in Washington has left the US at greater risk of losing its remaining AAA credit ratings even if an imminent default is avoided. However, while this would be a political embarrassment, the... 16th October 2013 · 1 min read Global Markets Update How vulnerable are foreign investors to a default on Treasuries? Expectations were growing on Tuesday that US lawmakers would soon reach an agreement to extend the debt ceiling before the Treasury runs out of cash. But there is still an outside chance that a deal... 15th October 2013 · 1 min read Global Markets Update What impact would a US default have on Treasuries? In the event of the US government failing to service its debts, there are some good reasons to argue that Treasury yields would jump and others to suggest that they would actually fall. Our view is... 14th October 2013 · 1 min read Global Markets Update Markets remain sanguine about risks of US default Despite all the understandable concerns, market pricing suggests that most investors are still fairlyrelaxed about the chances that the US government will default on its debt. As it happens, we think... 9th October 2013 · 1 min read Pagination Previous … Page 389 Page 390 Page 391 Page 392 Current page 393 Page 394 Page 395 Page 396 Page 397 … Next
Global Markets Update Loss of AAA ratings embarrassing, but probably little more The chaos in Washington has left the US at greater risk of losing its remaining AAA credit ratings even if an imminent default is avoided. However, while this would be a political embarrassment, the... 16th October 2013 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update How vulnerable are foreign investors to a default on Treasuries? Expectations were growing on Tuesday that US lawmakers would soon reach an agreement to extend the debt ceiling before the Treasury runs out of cash. But there is still an outside chance that a deal... 15th October 2013 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update What impact would a US default have on Treasuries? In the event of the US government failing to service its debts, there are some good reasons to argue that Treasury yields would jump and others to suggest that they would actually fall. Our view is... 14th October 2013 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Markets remain sanguine about risks of US default Despite all the understandable concerns, market pricing suggests that most investors are still fairlyrelaxed about the chances that the US government will default on its debt. As it happens, we think... 9th October 2013 · 1 min read
