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November 29th, 2010 by Financial Writer
The Medicare formula for payments to hospitals would be improved if it were based on value delivered rather than costs, an economist writes.
Will Ireland Default? Ask Belgium
Reckless cross-border lending by big banks has made many nations vulnerable to Ireland’s fiscal crisis, an economist writes — and none more so than Belgium.
The Other Taxes: Who [...]
Tags: au, bank, banks, big banks, budget deficit, China, crisis, deficit, economist, euro, Europe, fed, federal deficit, fiscal crisis, government, health care, increase, india, lending, sales, spending, united states, us
June 10th, 2010 by Financial Writer
* Jobless claims, looming auction weighs on bonds
* 30-year bonds fall a point
* $13 bln long bond auction at 1 p.m.
* Pre-sale losses yield strong auction demand this week (Adds quote, details, updates prices)
U.S. Treasuries fell on Thursday as signs of improvement in weekly jobs data added fuel to a sell-off ahead of a $30-year [...]
Tags: economy, economy recovery, european economy, european union, financial crisis, fiscal crisis, global financial markets, unemployment rate, us economy, US Treasuries
April 21st, 2010 by Financial Writer
European stocks declined for the third time in four days, led by Greek, Spanish and Portuguese shares, as the cost of insuring against Greece defaulting on its debt surged to a record.
Alpha Bank SA, Greece’s third-largest lender, Banco Santander SA and Banco Espirito Santo SA all dropped more than 2 percent as credit-default swaps on [...]
Tags: banks, european economy, european markets, european stocks, financial, fiscal crisis, investors, stock market
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