President Enrique Peña Nieto can no longer keep up the pretense that things are on the up – not since the disappearance of 43 trainee teachers from Iguala.
Bank regulators fret about reckless lending and risks to the banks. But when this doozie pops, it will hit sales, production, services, railroads…. It won’t go away quietly.
They’d piled into the new “risk sharing RMBS bonds” issued by Fannie and Freddie. Wall Street provided 80% leverage. Buying frenzy ensued. But it didn’t last long.
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Just How Crazy Is The Biggest Credit Bubble in History? See The Doomed Muni Tobacco Bonds In Your Conservative Bond Fund
Ah, the spine-tingling pleasures of having this delicious breed of bonds in your conservative-sounding bond fund.
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Banks And Hedge Funds Make Curious Deal On New Structured Toxic-Waste Securities
New regulations force banks to get rid of CLOs. They’re similar to subprime-mortgage-backed CDOs that blew up in 2008. But CLOs are backed by junk corporate loans, including malodorous “leveraged loans.” And they’re booming again. So the banks made a deal.
