From Bailouts to Buyouts: The New Face of U.S. Housing Finance

Download PDF Introduction The U.S. housing finance system revolves heavily around government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and historically implicit and now explicit government guarantees through Fannie Mae [OTCMKTS: FNMA] and Freddie Mac [OTCMKTS: FMCC]. These entities have historically stabilized and facilitated mortgage lending by providing liquidity and guaranteeing mortgage-backed securities (MBS). However, Read more…

The Emerging Markets Dark Tunnel

Download PDF Introduction Emerging Markets Debt is making a comeback in Google search bars. The term refers to sovereign bonds issued by less-developed countries. In fact, the words “debt” and “emerging” are closely linked: debt permits a country to raise fresh capital and with that to grow towards standards reflected Read more…

Market Recap 28/11/2021

Download PDF USA The US main index dropped sharply on Friday, after the Thanksgiving session, following a new Covid variant thread found in South Africa. “This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning,” the WHO said on Friday. The new variant is still under examination, Read more…

Riding the yield curve

Download PDF   Introduction Traditionally, the carry factor has been associated with a trading strategy in the FX markets. For decades, practitioners and academics have thoroughly studied the phenomenon by which currency speculators were regularly profiting from deviations from the uncovered interest parity condition. Borrowing in a low-interest rates currency Read more…