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The US treasury market reaches breaking point

The US treasury market reaches breaking point

The structural issue that could cause the world's market of last resort to grind to a halt

Abigail Hofman:

Abigail Hofman:

I wonder if ______ is an extremely optimistic person or in a cocoon of senior management denial

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

$ Denominated DCM - End of H1 2008





Pos. Bookrunner Parents Deal Value $ (m) No. %share
1 JPMorgan 194,957 642 13.6
2 Merrill Lynch 128,821 887 9.0
3 Citi 121,950 394 8.5
4 Banc of America 120,115 613 8.4
5 Deutsche Bank 92,818 320 6.5
6 Barclays Capital 89,909 358 6.3
7 Lehman Brothers 88,394 412 6.2
8 Goldman Sachs 87,030 219 6.1
9 Morgan Stanley 85,287 421 6.0
10 UBS 78,840 529 5.5
Total 1,433,288 6,916 100.0
Source: Dealogic







This is a profound ethical issue. These are very sophisticated operations where the counterparty was not a hedge fund – it was not even a financial institution. Should a grocery chain be selling volatility protection?

Guillermo Ortiz, central bank governor, lambasts investment banks for entering FX trades with local retailer Comercial Mexicana which led to Mexico’s monetary authority having to raise over $8 billion to cover positions

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