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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

League Tables - 120



EMEA Investment Grade - End of H1 2008


Pos. Bookrunner Parents Deal Value $ (m) No. %share
1 Deutsche Bank 56,645 91 9.2
2 RBS 54,886 107 8.9
3 Barclays Capital 45,012 88 7.3
4 BNP Paribas 40,666 80 6.6
5 HSBC 39,719 68 6.5
6 UBS 35,376 78 5.8
7 UniCredit Group 33,517 112 5.5
8 SG Corporate & Investment Banking 25,314 40 4.1
9 JPMorgan 24,508 59 4.0
10 Calyon 23,241 47 3.8
Total 615,022 701 100.0
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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