Archive for December, 2011

FEATURE: The centre of eurozone storm, yet many Germans prosper By Jean-Baptiste Piggin, dpa

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Berlin (dpa) - Amid a drumroll of bad economic news from the eurozone and constant stockmarket jitters since summer, one country remains strangely untouched by the doom and gloom: Germany."Most people here only know there‘s a crisis going on from the newspaper," said Ulrich Kater, chief economist of Dekabank, an ...

Amid euro crisis, Merkel beset by domestic turbulence

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

(BERLIN ) - Just when she should be devoting all her energy to saving the euro, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is beset by political turbulence at home, in particular a crisis within her coalition allies.---read the article

Gross Boosts Treasury, Mortgage Debt in Flagship Fund

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond mutual fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., increased his holdings of Treasuries and mortgage debt amid a bet U.S. interest rates will stay low for years.---read the article

Rise in commercial mortgage delinquencies is feared

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Bloomberg News Thursday, December 8, 2011 NEW YORK — A $19 billion wave of five-year commercial mortgages originated at the height of the property market bubble starts maturing in less than a month, sparking concern that delinquencies will accelerate. About 43 percent of the $44 billion in loans packaged into bonds ...

Homes for the 99 percent

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Pressed by foreclosures, evictions, and an economic crisis with the gnawing tenacity of an early winter flu, San Franciscans protested in neighborhoods throughout the city on Saturday, Dec. 3. Marches from four of the city's most impacted neighborhoods merged in the Financial District to pressure landlords, banks, and what the ...

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