Commercial Real Estate: New Paradigm or Old Story?
... Thus far our analysis assumes that valuations remain intact. But is that likely? Even though current real estate valuations may seem rich, context is critical: Any investment needs to be judged relative to a number of factors, including the returns available from other investment alternatives, its f ...
... Thus far our analysis assumes that valuations remain intact. But is that likely? Even though current real estate valuations may seem rich, context is critical: Any investment needs to be judged relative to a number of factors, including the returns available from other investment alternatives, its f ...
Vogiazas and Alexiou
... private preserve Still, Greek banks continue to park a large share of their funds in government securities. The sector’s profitability soars supported by a booming stock exchange market and gains on government bonds in the run-up to EMU accession. The dawn of the new millennium signals a period of r ...
... private preserve Still, Greek banks continue to park a large share of their funds in government securities. The sector’s profitability soars supported by a booming stock exchange market and gains on government bonds in the run-up to EMU accession. The dawn of the new millennium signals a period of r ...
Hong Kong - UOB Group
... HKMA in 2Q09 injected roughly a net HK$175bn to buy USD/sell HKD. This massive infusion of liquidity conditions has allowed the HIBOR to remain low. The rise in asset prices helps to offset the economic contractions. Among the beneficiaries are the property market, which saw transaction volume picki ...
... HKMA in 2Q09 injected roughly a net HK$175bn to buy USD/sell HKD. This massive infusion of liquidity conditions has allowed the HIBOR to remain low. The rise in asset prices helps to offset the economic contractions. Among the beneficiaries are the property market, which saw transaction volume picki ...
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose to a fresh 15
... 12 months’ worth of earnings. “Cisco has also gone from being really expensive stock in 2000 to being a really cheap stock,” Mr. Landis said. But money managers say even though the Nasdaq has pushed higher, it is nothing like the heart of the tech bubble. Mr. Landis remembers clearly the investor fe ...
... 12 months’ worth of earnings. “Cisco has also gone from being really expensive stock in 2000 to being a really cheap stock,” Mr. Landis said. But money managers say even though the Nasdaq has pushed higher, it is nothing like the heart of the tech bubble. Mr. Landis remembers clearly the investor fe ...
Why Does the Economy Fall to Pieces after a Financial Crisis?
... worked pretty well. Though recessions occurred in 1990 and 2001, they were widely separated and saw only mild contractions in output. Figure 2 shows what happened to the interest rates that private decisionmakers faced around the time of the crisis. For comparison, it also shows the rate that the U. ...
... worked pretty well. Though recessions occurred in 1990 and 2001, they were widely separated and saw only mild contractions in output. Figure 2 shows what happened to the interest rates that private decisionmakers faced around the time of the crisis. For comparison, it also shows the rate that the U. ...
Income Report Card: Bonds | June 2017
... Given the stability of the economy and the likelihood of increasing interest rates down the road, U.S. high-yield corporate bonds are one of our favorite asset classes. However, this asset class is sensitive to oil prices and political issues in the Middle East are putting pressure on oil. We don't ...
... Given the stability of the economy and the likelihood of increasing interest rates down the road, U.S. high-yield corporate bonds are one of our favorite asset classes. However, this asset class is sensitive to oil prices and political issues in the Middle East are putting pressure on oil. We don't ...
Resolving Large Financial Intermediaries: Banks Versus
... largely of mortgage-backed securities that they have purchased in the open market, as well as whole mortgages that they acquire from originators. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fund these assets largely by issuing debt, and the two companies are highly leveraged with total equity that is less than 4 per ...
... largely of mortgage-backed securities that they have purchased in the open market, as well as whole mortgages that they acquire from originators. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fund these assets largely by issuing debt, and the two companies are highly leveraged with total equity that is less than 4 per ...
ICPAK-Impairment of Assets
... determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They arise when the Society provides money, goods or services directly to a customer with no intention of trading the receivable Available for-sale-financial assets which comprise of non-derivative financial assets that are not classif ...
... determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They arise when the Society provides money, goods or services directly to a customer with no intention of trading the receivable Available for-sale-financial assets which comprise of non-derivative financial assets that are not classif ...
Global Financial Instability: Framework, Events, Issues
... lending to a bad credit risk. Thus, higher interest rates can be one factor that helps precipitate financial instability, because lenders recognize that higher interest rates mean a dilution in the quality of potential borrowers, and are likely to react by taking a step back from their business of f ...
... lending to a bad credit risk. Thus, higher interest rates can be one factor that helps precipitate financial instability, because lenders recognize that higher interest rates mean a dilution in the quality of potential borrowers, and are likely to react by taking a step back from their business of f ...
Asset Classes and Financial Instruments
... payment equal to the face value of the bill. The difference between the purchase price and ultimate maturity value constitutes the investor’s earnings. T-bills are issued with initial maturities of 4, 13, 26, or 52 weeks. Individuals can purchase T-bills directly, at auction, or on the secondary mar ...
... payment equal to the face value of the bill. The difference between the purchase price and ultimate maturity value constitutes the investor’s earnings. T-bills are issued with initial maturities of 4, 13, 26, or 52 weeks. Individuals can purchase T-bills directly, at auction, or on the secondary mar ...
2. Overview of the Financial System
... 2.14 Other financial corporations (OFCs) are those financial corporations that are primarily engaged in financial intermediation or in auxiliary financial activities that are closely related to financial intermediation but are not classified as deposit takers.6 Their importance within a financial sy ...
... 2.14 Other financial corporations (OFCs) are those financial corporations that are primarily engaged in financial intermediation or in auxiliary financial activities that are closely related to financial intermediation but are not classified as deposit takers.6 Their importance within a financial sy ...
The Federal Reserve`s Primary Dealer Credit Facility
... and does not have capital available to help fund its inventories, it may be forced to sell its securities holdings; if such sales cannot be made because markets are illiquid, the dealer—unable to repay its creditors—will have little choice but to file for bankruptcy. By most accounts, Bear Stearns f ...
... and does not have capital available to help fund its inventories, it may be forced to sell its securities holdings; if such sales cannot be made because markets are illiquid, the dealer—unable to repay its creditors—will have little choice but to file for bankruptcy. By most accounts, Bear Stearns f ...
Causes and consequences of low interest rates
... In the wake of the financial crisis, long-term and short-term interest rates have been at historically low levels for several years already. This holds for advanced economies, in general, and for Switzerland, in particular. Central banks have certainly been important actors in this play, as the fina ...
... In the wake of the financial crisis, long-term and short-term interest rates have been at historically low levels for several years already. This holds for advanced economies, in general, and for Switzerland, in particular. Central banks have certainly been important actors in this play, as the fina ...
United States housing bubble
The United States housing bubble was an economic bubble affecting many parts of the United States housing market in over half of American states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2012. On December 30, 2008, the Case-Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history. The credit crisis resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble is—according to general consensus—the primary cause of the 2007–2009 recession in the United States.Increased foreclosure rates in 2006–2007 among U.S. homeowners led to a crisis in August 2008 for the subprime, Alt-A, collateralized debt obligation (CDO), mortgage, credit, hedge fund, and foreign bank markets. In October 2007, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury called the bursting housing bubble ""the most significant risk to our economy.""Any collapse of the U.S. housing bubble has a direct impact not only on home valuations, but the nation's mortgage markets, home builders, real estate, home supply retail outlets, Wall Street hedge funds held by large institutional investors, and foreign banks, increasing the risk of a nationwide recession. Concerns about the impact of the collapsing housing and credit markets on the larger U.S. economy caused President George W. Bush and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke to announce a limited bailout of the U.S. housing market for homeowners who were unable to pay their mortgage debts.In 2008 alone, the United States government allocated over $900 billion to special loans and rescues related to the U.S. housing bubble, with over half going to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (both of which are government-sponsored enterprises) as well as the Federal Housing Administration. On December 24, 2009, the Treasury Department made an unprecedented announcement that it would be providing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unlimited financial support for the next three years despite acknowledging losses in excess of $400 billion so far. The Treasury has been criticized for encroaching on spending powers that are enumerated for Congress alone by the United States Constitution, and for violating limits imposed by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.