Bulls, Bears & Bucks #22: Fed laat rente ongewijzigd

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Op dinsdag 16 september 2008 23:09 schreef agter het volgende:
Okay, dat wist ik niet!
Dus alle leningen / geldinjecties in de markt van de FED zijn eigenlijk een sigaar uit eigen doos...

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Op dinsdag 16 september 2008 23:10 schreef elcastel het volgende:

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Zo kun je het zien ja. Of een sigaar uit de dollardoos, want de FED bestuurd ook de drukpersen.

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Op dinsdag 16 september 2008 23:12 schreef agter het volgende:
Dus de banken bepalen zelf hoeveel er gedrukt wordt?

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U.S. Said to Be Considering Conservatorship as Option for AIG

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Treasury is considering taking over American International Group Inc. under a conservatorship as one option to address the insurer's crisis, according to two people briefed on the discussions.

Executives from AIG, bankers and Treasury and Federal Reserve officials are meeting today on the company's situation at the New York Fed.

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Sen. Dodd warns administration on aid to AIG

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Tuesday that he is generally "skeptical" on any potential federal aid for troubled insurance giant American International Group Inc.

Asked about a possible government bridge loan or other support for AIG, the Connecticut Democrat told reporters he wants the Bush administration to consult with him before making a move one way or the other.

"I'm willing to listen. I'm skeptical ... I want to have them come to me as they're thinking about it, not announce it and expect us to necessarily go along with it."

"I would say to them now, don't announce that without talking with us up here and telling us why that is necessary," he said, referring to U.S. lawmakers.

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Op dinsdag 16 september 2008 23:25 schreef ItaloDancer het volgende:

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Ze luisteren niet

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Op dinsdag 16 september 2008 23:50 schreef NorthernStar het volgende:
Lehman Brothers Richard Fuld told shareholders ``the worst is behind us'' [bron]

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials who said "No" to Lehman Brothers may be forced to bend on American Insurance Group Inc (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) because no one is quite sure what would happen if it failed and few want to find out.

This much is clear: A collapse of AIG would sting many of the world's biggest companies across virtually every business sector and could cause chaos in the $62 trillion market for credit default swaps, where it is a major player.

The world's biggest insurer has operations in more than 100 countries and its interests run the gamut from terrorism insurance to sports sponsorships.

"AIG's fingers run deep through the financial system," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com. "If the AIG domino falls, it could take out a lot of other dominoes."

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has made it clear that he has little appetite for expensive bailouts after the government seized mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and pledged $29 billion to swing a deal for Bear Stearns.

He was adamant last week that he would not open federal coffers to Lehman Brothers, and he held firm to his word despite intense pressure from Wall Street. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) filed for bankruptcy on Monday, triggering a global financial market rout.

Lehman's demise served as a painful reminder the biggest financial heavyweights are closely linked through the trillions of dollars worth of transactions they conduct every day. When one player goes down, everyone who did business with that firm faces potential losses. That is the big fear with AIG.

AIG at $1 trillion in assets is substantially larger than Lehman Brothers and it does business with "virtually every financial institution in the world," money manager Michael Lewitt wrote in the New York Times on Tuesday.

"Regulators knew that if Lehman went down, the world wouldn't end. But Wall Street isn't remotely prepared for the inestimable damage the financial system would suffer if AIG collapsed," he wrote.

Even if the government refuses to risk taxpayer money to prop up AIG, public funds may still be needed if an AIG collapse drags down banks that are covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, depleting its resources. The FDIC has a $45 billion deposit insurance fund.

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:05 schreef agter het volgende:
Assets AIG: 1 triljoen dollar.
Tis geen kleintje ook.

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:09 schreef DJKoster het volgende:

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Trillion (dus Biljoen) of Triljoen?

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Ah, Trillion dus

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:15 schreef agter het volgende:

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Hoeveel is een trillion in het NL?

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:18 schreef DJKoster het volgende:

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http://nl.wikipedia.org/w(...)rdeling#Vergelijking

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:28 schreef agter het volgende:

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Een "trillion" in het EN is dus een biljoen in het NL...een 10 met 12 nullen.
10.000.000.000.000

Das best veel...

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:01 schreef DJKoster het volgende:

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Een kwart biljoen dollar weg, foetsie, gone.

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 00:59 schreef Drugshond het volgende:
Als AIG valt dan hoef je denk ik niet meer te verwachten dat er iemand nog een grijpstuiver geeft om de Amerikaanse belangen/papieren. Het investeringsklimaat is dan 0.

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 01:03 schreef agter het volgende:

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Ach, wellicht zijn er genoeg geinteresseerden in het buitenland (lees Arabie / azie) die AIG voor een stuiver willen kopen?

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Op woensdag 17 september 2008 01:17 schreef SeLang het volgende:
Het wordt toch gewoon weer een bailout in een of andere vorm.