The increasing risk of everything imploding into the financial singularity known as AIG has caused not only sovereign risk to blow out to never before seen risk levels, but also that of cities and states. New York City 5 year CDS was last seen trading at 335/355, implying (per the JPM recently oursourced black box model) a 50% chance of default in 5 years (granted assuming 80% recovery which may be a stretch). So for all those who are planning on buying real estate in the City, you may want to ride it out on rent for the next 3-4 years. One of the positive side effects of a municipal bankruptcy tends to be an 80% price cut on that 2000 sq. foot loft in Tribeca you have had your eye on (and getting mugged at gunpoint every time you leave it).
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They label nyc as "apple" in bloomberg? That's kinda funny.
Zero Hedge bar of soap winner for attention to detail. Yes... yes it is.
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one of the ironies that historians years from now will indubitably relish is that the Mayor presiding over the Crime Scene owns the biggest pipes and tubes of the financial interweb -- with which many of the crimes that rotted 'his apple' were committed...
our Pericles.
Hey Tyler - coupla docs from ISDA (and conf call tomorrow) on CDS Big Bang...
http://www.isda.org/companies/auctionhardwiring/auctionhardwiring.html
http://www.isda.org/companies/auctionhardwiring/auctionhardwiringterms2.html
ISDA seems to think it is paid by the word. Looks like an adendum to the cash settlement gold mine. have a feeling the only readers who would care are the ones who wondered why bespoke Collaterlized Swap Obligations pushed GECC CDS to points up today.
Nice timing as this co-incides with the Jim Rogers video on CNBC saying financial centers are in trouble for the foreseeable future. Put a reference to this post in my blog www.stocklendingtoday.com
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