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...normal cyclical slowdown, lowering interest rates encourages fresh business activity by reducing the cost of borrowing from banks. With more borrowing comes more investment, more jobs and more growth. But these are far from ordinary times. Banks, already burdened with bad consumer and commercial debts, are desperate to clean up their balance sheets and avoid risk - they are not eager to take on more risk by issuing new loans against the backdrop of a deteriorating business climate. American consumers, too, are trying to reduce household debt, so borrowing more money for a new car or to remodel the kitchen...
...expected to cut its key policy rate below the current 0.5% soon. Though rates in Japan are already almost nil, Tokyo's hand is to an extent being forced by Washington. That's because as U.S. rates fall, fewer investors are willing to hold U.S. dollar debt, which undermines the value of American currency vs. the yen - and a stronger yen is bad news for Japan. It makes the country's exports more expensive, curtailing economic growth. Credit Suisse's Shirakawa believes the chances of the BOJ returning to a zero rate is less than 50%, "because they know that...
...rescuing struggling homeowners, the Bush Administration hopes to avoid further damage to neighborhoods and the economy caused by cascading foreclosures. By creating a safety net for the housing market, officials also are aiming to reduce the uncertainty surrounding the soundness of the country's mortgage debt. A rapid and nearly unprecedented rise in bad home loans that began in 2007 triggered the credit crisis and has caused the failure of hundreds of banks and other lenders...
...plan would use up to $50 billion of the $700 billion in bailout funding approved recently by Congress and would draw on new loan-guarantee authority passed under the bill. The Federal Government would guarantee loans readjusted for homeowners who can show annual income worth 38% of the debt on their house. Under the plan, lenders would be encouraged to lengthen loan terms and make other adjustments in order to lower monthly payments to help borrowers keep their homes...
...make-believe) interviews to help you prepare to wow that hot interviewer from Bain. Case 1 You are advising a major American insurance company headquartered in New York City. This company’s credit rating was recently downgraded because its London unit sold credit default swaps on collaterized debt obligations that lost much of their value when sub-prime mortgages went south. In order to prevent the company’s collapse, the Federal Reserve crated an $85 billion credit line in exchange for an equity stake in the company. Currently the company is faced with another tough decision...