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The New Masters of Capital: American Bond Rating Agencies and the Politics of Creditworthiness (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
Timothy J. Sinclair
$19.95

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In The New Masters of Capital, Timothy J. Sinclair examines a key aspect of the global economy--the rating agencies. In the global economy, trust is formalized in the daily operations of such firms as Moody's and Standard & Poor's, which continuously monitor the financial health of bond-issuers ranging from private corporations to local and national governments. Their judgments affect unimaginably large sums, approximately $30 trillion in outstanding debt issues, according to a recent Moody's estimate. The difference between an AA and a BB rating may cost millions of dollars in interest payments or determine if a corporation or government can even issue bonds

Without bond rating agencies, there would be no standard means to compare risks in the global economy, and international investment would be problematic. Most observers assume that the agencies are neutral and scientific, and that they interpret their role in narrowly economic terms. But these agencies, by their nature, wield extraordinary power and exert massive influence over public policy. Sinclair offers a highly accessible account of these institutions, their origins, and the rating processes they use to judge creditworthiness. Illustrated with a wide range of cases, this book offers a fresh assessment of the role of an often-overlooked institution in the dynamics of modern global capitalism.

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TheStreet.com Ratings Guide to Bond & Money Market Mutual Funds, Summer 2007 (Thestreet.Com Ratings Guide to Bond and Money Market Mutual Funds)
$199.20

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Bond Evaluation, Selection, and Management
R. Stafford Johnson
$40.00

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Bond Evaluation, Selection, and Management synthesizes fundamental and advanced topics in the field, offering comprehensive coverage of bond and debt management. This text provides readers with the basics needed to understand advanced strategies, and explanations of cutting edge advanced topics. Focusing on concepts, models, and numerical examples, readers are provided with the tools they need to select, evaluate, and manage bonds. The text covers a broad range of topics, including the characteristics of debt securities, the factors governing these securities and their markets, bonds with embedded options, asset-backed securities, and bond derivatives. Additionally, extensive review questions, web exercises, and practice problems reinforce important concepts. Taken together, this book provides readers with the solid foundation they need to understand the complexities of evaluating and selecting bonds and other fixed income securities.

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Weiss Rating's Guide to Bond and Money Market Mutual Funds: A Quarterly Compilation of Investment Ratings and Analyses Covering Fixed Income Funds : Summer ... Guide to Bond and Money Market Mutual Funds)
Weiss Ratings Inc
$249.00

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The relationship between credit default swap spreads, bond yields, and credit rating announcements [An article from: Journal of Banking and Finance]
A. White
$8.95

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Banking and Finance, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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A company's credit default swap spread is the cost per annum for protection against a default by the company. In this paper we analyze data on credit default swap spreads collected by a credit derivatives broker. We first examine the relationship between credit default spreads and bond yields and reach conclusions on the benchmark risk-free rate used by participants in the credit derivatives market. We then carry out a series of tests to explore the extent to which credit rating announcements by Moody's are anticipated by participants in the credit default swap market.

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The Fidelity handbook: Rating, charts, and evaluations for all Fidelity funds : stock funds, bond funds, money funds, annuity funds
Norman G Fosback
$3.88

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Rating migration of corporate bonds: Comparative results and investor/lender implications (Working paper series)
Edward I Altman

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The curse of non-investment grade countries (NBER working paper series)
Roberto Rigobón

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The association between market-determined risk measures for bonds and bond ratings (Research paper - College of Commerce and Industry ; no. 58)
Frank K Reilly

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Guide to the Malaysian bond market
Norashikin Abd. Hamid

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