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Greece on the Brink
16 January 12 01:21 PM | Brian Dightman

On Friday the 13 th global investors received two pieces of disturbing news. S&P downgraded nine of the 17 countries in the euro zone, including AAA rated France, and Greece was unable to get private bond holders to renegotiate terms. The posturing...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500, IMF, developed markets, Credit Crisis, risk management, Bond Investing, U.S. Bonds

Debt, Earnings & The Euro
18 May 10 10:46 AM | Brian Dightman

Stock markets have come under pressure recently as concerns over debt levels of governments around the world take center stage. Policy makers are at a difficult juncture. They must support global economic growth or risk losing much-needed tax revenue...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, IMF, Credit Crisis, Cyclical Markets

A Global Credit Market Update
23 May 08 02:00 PM | Brian Dightman

Since stock market lows in March, the S&P 500 has rallied 12%. Which leads to the question, are we through the worst of the credit market crisis? To answer that question we should look at current data on the extent of the credit crisis and how much...

Filed under: NASDAQ 100, IMF, Fitchs, Gold, Credit Markets, Global Banks