Banks Finding Few Signs of Distress in Repo, Credit Markets

July 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. banks searching for hints of credit-market distress ahead of next week’s deadline to raise the debt ceiling are finding few signs of panic so far. Commercial banks and…


S&P Sees Greek Default on Debt After EU Plan Takes Effect

July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Greece will partially default on its debt once European officials push through a plan that will see bondholders foot part of the bill of a second bailout agreed to last week in…


Debt fears lead to US downgrade - BUT DOES IT MATTER?

Debt fears lead to US downgrade By Michael Mackenzie in New York Egan-Jones has become the first US rating agency to downgrade the country’s sovereign credit rating from triple A to double A plus as…


Time For More Fed Action?

With the economy still weak and…


US Property Prices Fall

Real Estate prices in major US cities rose for the second straight month in May, propped up by a flurry of spring buyers. But after adjusting for such seasonal factors, prices fell in a majority of…