(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co’s disastrous bets on corporate debt may have caused unexpected collateral damage: erratic behavior in a barometer that measures the financial health of blue-chip U.S. companies. Those bets used Wall Street derivatives called credit default swaps. They are supposed to act like homeowners insurance, allowing bondholders, banks and hedge funds…
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‘Banker’s coup’ in Europe?
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Regime Change in Europe: Do Greece and Italy Amount to a Bankers’ Coup?
By Stephan Faris Friday, Nov. 11, 2011
The voice of the people isn’t something the markets seem to want to hear these days. First…