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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

Global MBS / ABS - End of H1 2008





Pos. Bookrunner Parents Deal Value $ (m) No. %share
1 JPMorgan 32,433 61 12.7
2 Banc of America 25,892 57 10.1
3 Citi 21,324 60 8.3
4 Barclays Capital 17,636 42 6.9
5 RBS 17,575 48 6.9
6 Deutsche Bank 15,487 45 6.1
7 Lehman Brothers 13,996 37 5.5
8 Credit Suisse 12,892 36 5.0
9 Merrill Lynch 12,593 36 4.9
10 UBS 10,470 22 4.1
Total 255,776 543 100.0
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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