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Clock ticks for sovereign debt markets

cij — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

Government bond sell-off?

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Credit card rate rises threaten recovery

cij — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

Could this be due to expectation of rising bad debts?

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Bill Gross: What Investors Should Be Looking At

investorazzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

Legendary bond investor and managing director of the PIMCO family of bond funds Bill Gross made an appearance on CNBC yesterday and talked about what investors should be considering these days.

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Bill Gross: Look At These Bank Bonds

investorazzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

PIMCO’s Bill Gross is a big fan of bonds for U.S. commercial banks that are due to receive money from the federal government.

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PIMCO’s Bill Gross Betting On Mortgage-Backed Securities

investorazzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

PIMCO’s Bill Gross, who is also known as the “King of Bonds,” continued to acquire high-quality mortgage-backed securities through September, while dumping U.S. government debt.

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A default by the US government is no longer unthinkable

cij — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

Credit default swap for the US 10-year Treasury bonds is very telling of what the market thinks. If the US really defaults, imagine how will China react since it has $1.2 trillion worth of US debt.

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Growing view is that Fed's next move could be rate cut

cij — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

The Fed may be cutting rates further?

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Disco Fever For Bill Gross, PIMCO

investorazzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

Yesterday, Bloomberg’s Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam reported that PIMCO is actively seeking as much as $5 billion to purchase mortgage-backed debt through a new fund called Distressed Senior Credit Opportunities Fund, or Disco for short.

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Bill Gross’ PIMCO Favors Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

investorazzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

According to the Wall Street Journal this morning, the world’s largest bond fund company Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) favors agency mortgage-backed securities instead of government debt.

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Jeremy Grantham Buys Distressed Debt

investorazzi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:42:28 GMT

Reuters’ Jennifer Ablan reported yesterday that legendary money manager Jeremy Grantham recently acquired distressed debt for his personal portfolio.

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