Analysis: Are British bonds a riskier bet than they look? - Reuters

Analysis: Are British bonds a riskier bet than they look?
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By David Milliken | LONDON (Reuters) - Investors fleeing the euro zone to seek safety in British government bonds may be taking a riskier bet than they think: The ultra-low interest rates the shrinking UK economy is paying look unlikely to last.

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IMF Chief, OECD Call For More Euro Debt Sharing - Wall Street Journal


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IMF Chief, OECD Call For More Euro Debt Sharing
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By GEOFFREY T. SMITH LONDON—International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde Tuesday called on euro-zone governments to accept more common liability for each other's debts, saying that the region urgently needs to take further steps to contain the ...
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Fitch downgrades Japan's credit rating because of ballooning government debt - Washington Post


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Fitch downgrades Japan's credit rating because of ballooning government debt
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TOKYO — Fitch has downgraded Japan's credit rating to A-plus with a negative outlook, reflecting risks from its ballooning government debt. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that the downgrade and negative outlook underline growing risks for Japan from high ...
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Money Market Funds Buying More Government-Backed Debt - Fitch - Wall Street Journal

Money Market Funds Buying More Government-Backed Debt - Fitch
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By Anusha Shrivastava Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US money market funds grew more cautious in April, increasing the share of government-backed debt in their portfolios as the turmoil in Europe continued, according to a report from ...

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Spain struggles to meet regions' 36 billion euros debts - Reuters


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Spain struggles to meet regions' 36 billion euros debts
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MADRID (Reuters) - Top Spanish officials are at odds over how to help the country's highly indebted regions refinance 36 billion euros of debt this year, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. This figure, which was revealed in the budget plans ...
Spain to fill nine billion euro funding gap at Bankia Chicago Tribune
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GreenPath Debt Solutions Takes Part In Government Housing Counseling Study - Sacramento Bee

GreenPath Debt Solutions Takes Part In Government Housing Counseling Study
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By GreenPath Debt Solutions FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released two reports on the impact of HUD-approved housing counseling for first-time ...

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Foreign investors likely to keep dumping Italy, Spain debt: Fitch - Reuters


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Foreign investors likely to keep dumping Italy, Spain debt: Fitch
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| MILAN (Reuters) - Foreign investors are likely to keep cutting their holdings of Italian and Spanish government bonds this year, after slashing their share of each country's public debt to around a third of the total in the first quarter of 2012, ...
Spanish Debt Default Insurance Costs Stable, Italy Widens Wall Street Journal
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Japan Faces No Urgency in Dealing with Rising Debt - CNBC.com


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Japan Faces No Urgency in Dealing with Rising Debt
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With Japan awash in cheap funding provided by domestic savings and local banks continuing to park their cash in government bonds, analysts tell CNBC the country faces no urgency in dealing with its rising public debt, despite the latest ratings cut by ...
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Greek's debt woes put Europe on financial knife edge - msnbc.com


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Greek's debt woes put Europe on financial knife edge
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After the victors in this month's Greek elections failed to form a government, Europe has threatened to cut off the country's financial lifeline. Without the aid, the Greek government is just weeks away from running out of cash.
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Italian Political Leader Backs Debt Redemption Fund - NASDAQ

Italian Political Leader Backs Debt Redemption Fund
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ROME -(Dow Jones)- The head of Italy's largest party called Wednesday for a collective approach to government debt in Europe, urging leaders to decide on a pro-growth agenda by the end of June, MF-Dow Jones reported from Brussels.

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