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| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. X - Issue #199 | July 25, 2011 |
| The idea is there, locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone. Michelangelo |  | |
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Politicians keep playing with fire! Meanwhile, a crisis of confidence has invaded global debt markets. Economic fragility tends to discourage the general market from accumulating private sector debt. As a result, high expectations (from the public and from markets) develop for policy making and government action. It is not surprising: when the house is on fire, the first and desperate call goes to the firemen! ... Read more
What the public and financial markets might expect is, on one hand, the U.S. debt ceiling raised at the very last moment and, on the other, great announcements structured in a way allowing each party to claim political victory! Failure to raise the U.S. debt ceiling could cause chaos across global financial markets as investors might revolt. Moreover, the economic recovery could unravel. ... Read more
In Focus: BRAZIL
Tables:
- MARKETS AT A GLANCE - Close as of July 22, 2011
- U.S. FIXED-INCOME MARKET AT A GLANCE - Close as of July 22, 2011
- COMMODITIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of July 22, 2011
- PULSE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY - As a Guidance for Other Geographies
- CURRENCIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of July 22, 2011
- MONETARY POLICY-MAKING AROUND THE WORLD - The Leading Seven ...
- ... and the BRICs ...
Charts:
- U.S. Bank Failures reported by the FDIC -- 2008-2011
- Cumulative U.S. Bank Failures reported by the FDIC -- 2008-2011
- EURO -- US$ per EUR -- 2008-2011
- U.S. Dollar Index -- 2009-2011
- U.S. Gross Federal Debt -- and as a percent of Nominal GDP -- 1925-2011
- U.S. Gross Federal Debt and the Debt Ceiling -- 1925-2011
- U.S. Standard and Poor's Composite in GOLD -- 2010-2011
- U.S. Market Capitalization as a percentage of Nominal GDP -- 1925-2011
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