Archive - Apr 26, 2009 - Story

A glimmer of hope? (The Economist)
Time for one of these in the U.S.? (Guardian)

A glimmer of hope? (The Economist)
Time for one of these in the U.S.? (Guardian)

We've never been huge fans of Euro central bank policy and the recent news coming out is not doing much to change that view. The Europeans have consistently been the slowest in slashing rates and even now, are sitting at 1.25% in the face of further precipitious falls across demand, supply, exports, etc.

We've never been huge fans of Euro central bank policy and the recent news coming out is not doing much to change that view. The Europeans have consistently been the slowest in slashing rates and even now, are sitting at 1.25% in the face of further precipitious falls across demand, supply, exports, etc.

As documented previously on Zero Hedge, concern #1 by a large margin for the administration is the issue of commercial real estate, and more specifically the disconnect between price discovery of CRE securities (especially in equities) and their deteriorating cash flow fundamentals.

As documented previously on Zero Hedge, concern #1 by a large margin for the administration is the issue of commercial real estate, and more specifically the disconnect between price discovery of CRE securities (especially in equities) and their deteriorating cash flow fundamentals.

A great way to spend an hour and a half and understand just how black swans can annihilate seemingly riskless portfolios, especially those with a preponderance of Ph.D.'s as portfolio managers who claim to understand "risk". If nothing else fast forward to the 1 hour mark to listen to Eric's discussion of endogenous risk and LTCM's trading of liquidity in a crisis, and how it can all go horribly wrong when you have too many people on the same side of the trade.

Imminently, Zero Hedge will present some of its recently percolating theories about some oddly convenient coincidences we have witnessed in the commercial real estate market. However, for now I focus on some additional facts about why the unprecedented economic deterioration and the resulting epic drop in commercial real estate values could result in over $1 trillion in upcoming headaches for financial institutions, investors and the administration.

Imminently, Zero Hedge will present some of its recently percolating theories about some oddly convenient coincidences we have witnessed in the commercial real estate market. However, for now I focus on some additional facts about why the unprecedented economic deterioration and the resulting epic drop in commercial real estate values could result in over $1 trillion in upcoming headaches for financial institutions, investors and the administration.