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In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humahn Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’as ongoing effort to “resize our companu to match the continuinv declines in consumer demand.” One of the measurex will be furloughs which will include both productr line and plant specific The dates for the furloughs will be June 29-July 2, Nov. 23-256 and Dec. 21-24. The letter informe employees that if vacation or earned time off is not availables to cover these days then the furloughs will be Hawker will also be relocatingits engineering, finance and supply-chainh teams back onto the company’s primarg headquarters.
This will allow it to clos e twobuildings “off-campus,” the letter states. Therr was no announcement regarding any further The company declined to give any more information atthis
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Hotels get creative as economy lags - Phoenix Business Journal:
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One thing they are doing as they wait it out is strengtheningf their relationships withmeeting planners. According to Smitjh Travel Research, hotel occupancy in the Valley wasdown 10.6 percenf in March from the same month last People also are spending less — on average, almost 30 percent less than the same time last year acros the Valley. “It is bad. Phoenix is a specialp example, because there are a lot of new A lot of new hotelshave opened, and that also has hurt says Jan Freitag, senior vice president of the global consultint and research firm.
The opening of the 1,000-roo m , the 290-room & Spa in Paradise Valley and other Valley hotels in the past year have diluteddoccupancy rates, industry officials say. In addition, business and corporatr travelers are sensitiveto Frei-tag says. “People are hesitant to go to reallyg niceresorts — and in Phoenix, all of your resortsa are really nice,” he says. “In this when companies need tocut costs, the first thing s that go are travel and training.” But Valley hoteliers are using the time to reacy out to meeting plannerxs and develop new business leads. “We are reallhy trying to partnerwith them.
While it’s toug h times, we are making adjustments,” says Chrids Kerr, director of sales and marketing atthe . Kerr’w team is working with planners to create tripas thatare value-oriented, adjusting food and beverage prices with the goal of makingg the event more attractive to potential he says. At the in Phoenix, Sales Director Davi Richard says his team is trying to providemore all-inclusivd packages to customize meetings, including on-site dinint packages and more cost-effectivse audio-visual offerings. Moreover, his stafc is looking more at the technica and biomedical industries forpotential bookings.
“Wed have redeployed our sales force into thesegroup markets,” Richards says. “Companies still need to have but they may be cuttinf out some ofthe add-ons.” Even Sedona’ Enchantment Resort is seeing some fallout as groups cut “We usually stay in high season a bit longeer than metro Phoenix because of the But it’s definitely been and we have seen some says Tina Newman, the resort’s director of sales and She stresses the importancre of establishing connections durin g the downtime. “Our relationships with meeting plannerws has increased quitea bit. There’xs a lot of time for preparation, for she says.
Investing that kind of time isworthu it, for her property and others. “Group businesd is extremely important to us because it provides a baseof business,” she says. Kerr adds that hoteliers also are targeting a more local market and identifying thosee that already may be familiadr withthe Valley.
One thing they are doing as they wait it out is strengtheningf their relationships withmeeting planners. According to Smitjh Travel Research, hotel occupancy in the Valley wasdown 10.6 percenf in March from the same month last People also are spending less — on average, almost 30 percent less than the same time last year acros the Valley. “It is bad. Phoenix is a specialp example, because there are a lot of new A lot of new hotelshave opened, and that also has hurt says Jan Freitag, senior vice president of the global consultint and research firm.
The opening of the 1,000-roo m , the 290-room & Spa in Paradise Valley and other Valley hotels in the past year have diluteddoccupancy rates, industry officials say. In addition, business and corporatr travelers are sensitiveto Frei-tag says. “People are hesitant to go to reallyg niceresorts — and in Phoenix, all of your resortsa are really nice,” he says. “In this when companies need tocut costs, the first thing s that go are travel and training.” But Valley hoteliers are using the time to reacy out to meeting plannerxs and develop new business leads. “We are reallhy trying to partnerwith them.
While it’s toug h times, we are making adjustments,” says Chrids Kerr, director of sales and marketing atthe . Kerr’w team is working with planners to create tripas thatare value-oriented, adjusting food and beverage prices with the goal of makingg the event more attractive to potential he says. At the in Phoenix, Sales Director Davi Richard says his team is trying to providemore all-inclusivd packages to customize meetings, including on-site dinint packages and more cost-effectivse audio-visual offerings. Moreover, his stafc is looking more at the technica and biomedical industries forpotential bookings.
“Wed have redeployed our sales force into thesegroup markets,” Richards says. “Companies still need to have but they may be cuttinf out some ofthe add-ons.” Even Sedona’ Enchantment Resort is seeing some fallout as groups cut “We usually stay in high season a bit longeer than metro Phoenix because of the But it’s definitely been and we have seen some says Tina Newman, the resort’s director of sales and She stresses the importancre of establishing connections durin g the downtime. “Our relationships with meeting plannerws has increased quitea bit. There’xs a lot of time for preparation, for she says.
Investing that kind of time isworthu it, for her property and others. “Group businesd is extremely important to us because it provides a baseof business,” she says. Kerr adds that hoteliers also are targeting a more local market and identifying thosee that already may be familiadr withthe Valley.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Payroll firm ADP reportedr Wednesday that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimatec 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisedf higher its estimate of cuts in Aprilto 545,00p0 from the previous estimate of 491,000. The ADP report notedx losses across all sizes and categories of businessea with large business payrolls declining medium businessesshedding 223,00o jobs and small businesses cuttin 209,000 employees. The goods-producing secto r lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sectotr declined by 265,000 positions.
The Labor Departmentr is due to release its jobs report on The average analyst estimat e for that report of governmeng as well as private payrolls is a lossof 520,00o payroll positions and an increasse in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent from April’sd rate of 8.9 percent. On The Institute for Supply Management announce that its factory index rose to the highest levekl since last September as new order posted their first gain since therecessionb began. On Tuesday the National Associationh of Realtors reported that pending sales ofexistinyg homes, or contracts signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.
Payroll firm ADP reportedr Wednesday that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimatec 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisedf higher its estimate of cuts in Aprilto 545,00p0 from the previous estimate of 491,000. The ADP report notedx losses across all sizes and categories of businessea with large business payrolls declining medium businessesshedding 223,00o jobs and small businesses cuttin 209,000 employees. The goods-producing secto r lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sectotr declined by 265,000 positions.
The Labor Departmentr is due to release its jobs report on The average analyst estimat e for that report of governmeng as well as private payrolls is a lossof 520,00o payroll positions and an increasse in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent from April’sd rate of 8.9 percent. On The Institute for Supply Management announce that its factory index rose to the highest levekl since last September as new order posted their first gain since therecessionb began. On Tuesday the National Associationh of Realtors reported that pending sales ofexistinyg homes, or contracts signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
MN banks
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The median tier 1 leveragwe ratio, which determines how well a bank can withstand was 9.06 percent for Minnesota’s 430 banks. That’es fallen from 9.17 perceng in the fourth quarter of 2008and 9.39 percent in the firstg quarter of last year, but well above the 5 percentt regulators typically require for a well-capitalizeed bank. Minnesota’s banks have continuef to protect their liquidity througbh theeconomic downturn. The median percentag e of loans to assets at Minnesota banksis 71.5 about the same level they had in 2007. Liquidity and capitalization ratios are important in keepinbg banks healthy and able towithstanrd losses.
Asset quality has continued to deteriorate, as banks continue to work troubledd real estate loans through their The median percentageof past-due and nonaccrual loana out of total loan portfolios was 3.86 up from 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 2.93 percenf in the first quarter of last year. Nonaccrual loands are ones that are at least 90 days overduee and have stopped earning interest forthe bank. The percentagre of net loan losses to totak loans for the first quarterwas 0.1 better than the 0.32 percenr in the fourth quarter of but up from 0.02 percent in the first quartere of 2008.
The median tier 1 leveragwe ratio, which determines how well a bank can withstand was 9.06 percent for Minnesota’s 430 banks. That’es fallen from 9.17 perceng in the fourth quarter of 2008and 9.39 percent in the firstg quarter of last year, but well above the 5 percentt regulators typically require for a well-capitalizeed bank. Minnesota’s banks have continuef to protect their liquidity througbh theeconomic downturn. The median percentag e of loans to assets at Minnesota banksis 71.5 about the same level they had in 2007. Liquidity and capitalization ratios are important in keepinbg banks healthy and able towithstanrd losses.
Asset quality has continued to deteriorate, as banks continue to work troubledd real estate loans through their The median percentageof past-due and nonaccrual loana out of total loan portfolios was 3.86 up from 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 2.93 percenf in the first quarter of last year. Nonaccrual loands are ones that are at least 90 days overduee and have stopped earning interest forthe bank. The percentagre of net loan losses to totak loans for the first quarterwas 0.1 better than the 0.32 percenr in the fourth quarter of but up from 0.02 percent in the first quartere of 2008.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Oil and gas industry
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The study found that hits to the industry included some scaling back of upstream investment in 2009 and the postponementr of someproposed developments. But from overall figures, Ernsty & Young estimates that, as the recovery in oil and gas market s gathers steam in the second half of the U.S. oil and gas industry appears poisedr to resume its growth and be a key contributod tothe U.S. and global economidc recovery. Among the report’s findings are that total capital expenditurs grew 35 percentto $132.1 billion in 2008 compared with 2007. Natural gas reserves also rose 4 percenrtto 145.2 trillion cubic feet in 2008 from 139.9 Tcf in 2007 even though negative revisions of 6.
7 trillion cubicf feet were recorded for gas reserves in 2008. Revenue grew 35 percentf to $183.3 billion in 2008, but increases in production costsdand depreciation, depletion and amortization led to an 8 perceng decline in after-tax profits. • Productionm costs were $14.72 per barrel of oil equivalent in a 25 percent increasefrom 2007. Thes costs have more than doubledfrom $6.55 per BOE in 2004. With low year-end prices forcing severapl companies to reduce or revise reported finding and development costas per barrel of oil equivalentt increased dramaticallyin 2008. The all-sources measure was $39.588 per BOE in 2008. • Negative revisions of 1.
2 billion barrelxs were reported for oil reservesin 2008, leading to a 7 percengt decline in ending reserves from 16.1 billion barrelsd in 2007 to 15 billion barrels in 2008. “Despite rising production the oil and gas industry continues to be positionecd for an economic upturn as it makes significanft investments in exploration andproduction activities,” Marcelaa Donadio, Americas director of oil and gas for Erns t & Young, said in a statement. “It’s critical for the industrh to continue its investments in domestic opportunitieas since we expect that energ demand in the long term will continuewto increase.
” The study is a compilation and analysies of select oil and gas reservw disclosure information as reported by publiclgy traded companies in their annual reports filecd with the . The study analyzedr 40 exploration and production company results overa five-yeard period to find out how the industrh was performing and what challengesx it was facing. These companies account for about 70 percent oftotalp U.S. oil reserves and 61 percent of U.S.
gas Exploration and production companies continuee to make investments in theird oil andgas operations, evident by the plowback percentagr of 102 percent between 2006 and 2008 and 91 percent over the five-yearr period, according to Charleas Swanson, Houston office managing partner for Ernst & The plowback ratio is the percentagde of a firm’s earnings that are reinvested in the Swanson also said gas reservess and production have growh 56 percent and 29 percent, respectively, since 2004.
“Whenj the commodity prices stabilize, the industry shouls be in a good position,” Swanson said in a “Compared to the recovery of the last majo collapse inthe 1980s, today’s oil and gas industr y is much learner, more efficient and better-positioned to take advantage of opportunities during an economiv recovery.”
The study found that hits to the industry included some scaling back of upstream investment in 2009 and the postponementr of someproposed developments. But from overall figures, Ernsty & Young estimates that, as the recovery in oil and gas market s gathers steam in the second half of the U.S. oil and gas industry appears poisedr to resume its growth and be a key contributod tothe U.S. and global economidc recovery. Among the report’s findings are that total capital expenditurs grew 35 percentto $132.1 billion in 2008 compared with 2007. Natural gas reserves also rose 4 percenrtto 145.2 trillion cubic feet in 2008 from 139.9 Tcf in 2007 even though negative revisions of 6.
7 trillion cubicf feet were recorded for gas reserves in 2008. Revenue grew 35 percentf to $183.3 billion in 2008, but increases in production costsdand depreciation, depletion and amortization led to an 8 perceng decline in after-tax profits. • Productionm costs were $14.72 per barrel of oil equivalent in a 25 percent increasefrom 2007. Thes costs have more than doubledfrom $6.55 per BOE in 2004. With low year-end prices forcing severapl companies to reduce or revise reported finding and development costas per barrel of oil equivalentt increased dramaticallyin 2008. The all-sources measure was $39.588 per BOE in 2008. • Negative revisions of 1.
2 billion barrelxs were reported for oil reservesin 2008, leading to a 7 percengt decline in ending reserves from 16.1 billion barrelsd in 2007 to 15 billion barrels in 2008. “Despite rising production the oil and gas industry continues to be positionecd for an economic upturn as it makes significanft investments in exploration andproduction activities,” Marcelaa Donadio, Americas director of oil and gas for Erns t & Young, said in a statement. “It’s critical for the industrh to continue its investments in domestic opportunitieas since we expect that energ demand in the long term will continuewto increase.
” The study is a compilation and analysies of select oil and gas reservw disclosure information as reported by publiclgy traded companies in their annual reports filecd with the . The study analyzedr 40 exploration and production company results overa five-yeard period to find out how the industrh was performing and what challengesx it was facing. These companies account for about 70 percent oftotalp U.S. oil reserves and 61 percent of U.S.
gas Exploration and production companies continuee to make investments in theird oil andgas operations, evident by the plowback percentagr of 102 percent between 2006 and 2008 and 91 percent over the five-yearr period, according to Charleas Swanson, Houston office managing partner for Ernst & The plowback ratio is the percentagde of a firm’s earnings that are reinvested in the Swanson also said gas reservess and production have growh 56 percent and 29 percent, respectively, since 2004.
“Whenj the commodity prices stabilize, the industry shouls be in a good position,” Swanson said in a “Compared to the recovery of the last majo collapse inthe 1980s, today’s oil and gas industr y is much learner, more efficient and better-positioned to take advantage of opportunities during an economiv recovery.”
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Regional Fed President: Pace of economic decline slows - Dayton Business Journal:
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He cited several threats: global economicd weakness as a continuing commercialreal estate, which is under stress; and the risk that consumere sentiment and resulting consumption could turn negativd due to weak labor pressures to repair household balance sheets and still tight credirt conditions. In recent weeks, sentiment about the U.S. economyt has clearly improved. A modicum of optimisj has returned. I’m as ready as you are for a real turn of the For several weeksnow we’ve been hearing of so-called “greebn shoots” -- that is, little signs of life in the economyt that foretell a recovery. This imageryy coincides with springhaving sprung.
It seems very Our spirits rise with thebetter weather, the warmet temperatures, the return of baseball, and we see encouraging signa all about us. As I said, I’m readg for recovery, but I’ve got to ask: Could we be kiddinyg ourselves? Is it real? In my remarks I’ll respond to that questionn first by providingan up-to-date fix -- as current as the data allowe -- on the economic situation. Then, I’ll talk about the most serioud risks I see in the economy alon with my baseline outlook fora near-term recovery.
I’ll close with some vieww on the tension I perceivebetweenb short-term economic prospects -- which are net positive -- and longer-term structuralk challenges that, in my view, must be faced with a senss of urgency. The tug and pull between immediate prospects for the economyuand over-the-horizon threats seem to me to be capturefd in the question of the moment: What’xs causing rising term U.S. Treasury yields? And in what way, if at all, shoul policy react? Here I must repeat my usualo disclaimer: The views that follows are mine aloneand don’t necessarily reflecy those of my colleagues on the Federal Open Marker Committee (FOMC). My view of the currenft economyis mixed.
For the most the economy is stillin decline, but the pace of declind has clearly slowed. I’d like to make a distinctiom between stabilizationand recovery, and I believd we’re seeing signs of stabilization. As regards stabilization, I’d like to highligh t four areas: employment, housing, consumer spending, and Employment: Unemployment insurance claims data, released this mornin g for the week endingJune 6, reinforced a two-month trend in labor markets, and that is, layoffes are gradually decelerating. However, claims remain near record-higb levels, and firms’ reluctance to hire has lifted the most recentg unemployment rateto 9.4 percent in May.
Many of today’s problemw started with housing, and by most measures a clear recovergy in the housing market has yet to My contacts here in the Southeast confirmk the most recent data on the national housing namely that house pricesx arestill falling, but the rate of decline has moderatede somewhat. Improved affordability combined with historicall low mortgage rates and anew first-tim homebuyers’ tax credit have helpef move a portion of the huge inventory of unsold homes off the market. Preliminary results from the survey of homebuilders and realtord in the Southeast conducted by the Atlantsa Fed indicate more optimism that salezs will pick up inthe future.
Consumer In data released this morning, the Censuds Bureau reported that retail sales wereup 0.5 percent in May aftedr posting declines in March and Some of the increase may be related to higher gasolinse prices. And there were areas of spending Overall, last month’s retaill sales numbers were more positivethan negative. But comparef to May of last year, sales are down a strikingh 9.7 percent. So sales are nudginyg higher but from very low With consumersholding back, the personal saving rate in April climbed to 5.7 marking the first time savings exceeded 5 percent of disposable incomr in more than 14 years.
The industrial side of the economy has been especiallhy hard hitthis year, and the sector remainz under considerable stress. But there are recenrt signs -- such as the latest Institute for Supply Management purchasingf managerssurvey -- that the rate of manufacturing decline may be slowinvg too. As so many have said, a returh to economic growth depends on workingbfinancial markets, and there’s been recent progress in several including with banks, short-term funding, corporate markets, and securitizatioh markets.
The number of so-called problemn banks is elevated and likely tokeep However, there’s been some betterf news from the banking For instance, the Supervisory Capital Assessment also known as stress has provided us with a better handls on the capital buffer the largest banks would need to remain well capitalizes and able to lend if the economy performa worse than expected. Following up on the stressz test results, the Federal Reserve Board on Monday announcex that the 10 bankse required to bolster their capitao have submitted plans to meettheir requirements. Then on Tuesday, the U.S.
Treasury announced that 10 of the largesr institutions participating in the capital purchasd program had met requiremente to repay the government for the Troubled Assetr ReliefProgram (TARP) funds provided to I view these developments as signs that the bankingh system is healing, and rising confidence in the banking system is justified. Markets for short-termn funding also have improved, including the interbanko lending markets and commercialpapee markets. Spreads between the Londoj Interbank OfferedRate (LIBOR) and the overnight inde x swap rate have declined to levelsx that are close to precrisis levels. Corporate bond issuancs has increased recently. Although U.S.
Treasury ratesz have been on the rise, spread s between Treasury yields and ratesd paid by corporate borrowers havenarrowedx somewhat. Overall, the cost of capital for highlgy rated businesses hascome down. as regards securitization the asset-backed securities (ABS) market collapsed in 2008 but this year has begumn to gradually revive with the aid of publixc programs designedto jump-start the securitization Issuance of new ABS, including credift card, auto and student and equipment leases, has totaled more than $40 billionb since the Fed launched the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) in March.
This activity is still far short ofthe $200 billion annuapl ABS issuance before the financial but it represents a marked improvemengt from last year. Furthermore, risk spreads on ABS have been declininy steadily this year and should help ease the cost of creditt for both households and While credit market functioninghas improved, the picturde I’ve just painted of our current economic environmenft is framed with caution. At this there’s still a debate about whether business activity has reachefa bottom.
He cited several threats: global economicd weakness as a continuing commercialreal estate, which is under stress; and the risk that consumere sentiment and resulting consumption could turn negativd due to weak labor pressures to repair household balance sheets and still tight credirt conditions. In recent weeks, sentiment about the U.S. economyt has clearly improved. A modicum of optimisj has returned. I’m as ready as you are for a real turn of the For several weeksnow we’ve been hearing of so-called “greebn shoots” -- that is, little signs of life in the economyt that foretell a recovery. This imageryy coincides with springhaving sprung.
It seems very Our spirits rise with thebetter weather, the warmet temperatures, the return of baseball, and we see encouraging signa all about us. As I said, I’m readg for recovery, but I’ve got to ask: Could we be kiddinyg ourselves? Is it real? In my remarks I’ll respond to that questionn first by providingan up-to-date fix -- as current as the data allowe -- on the economic situation. Then, I’ll talk about the most serioud risks I see in the economy alon with my baseline outlook fora near-term recovery.
I’ll close with some vieww on the tension I perceivebetweenb short-term economic prospects -- which are net positive -- and longer-term structuralk challenges that, in my view, must be faced with a senss of urgency. The tug and pull between immediate prospects for the economyuand over-the-horizon threats seem to me to be capturefd in the question of the moment: What’xs causing rising term U.S. Treasury yields? And in what way, if at all, shoul policy react? Here I must repeat my usualo disclaimer: The views that follows are mine aloneand don’t necessarily reflecy those of my colleagues on the Federal Open Marker Committee (FOMC). My view of the currenft economyis mixed.
For the most the economy is stillin decline, but the pace of declind has clearly slowed. I’d like to make a distinctiom between stabilizationand recovery, and I believd we’re seeing signs of stabilization. As regards stabilization, I’d like to highligh t four areas: employment, housing, consumer spending, and Employment: Unemployment insurance claims data, released this mornin g for the week endingJune 6, reinforced a two-month trend in labor markets, and that is, layoffes are gradually decelerating. However, claims remain near record-higb levels, and firms’ reluctance to hire has lifted the most recentg unemployment rateto 9.4 percent in May.
Many of today’s problemw started with housing, and by most measures a clear recovergy in the housing market has yet to My contacts here in the Southeast confirmk the most recent data on the national housing namely that house pricesx arestill falling, but the rate of decline has moderatede somewhat. Improved affordability combined with historicall low mortgage rates and anew first-tim homebuyers’ tax credit have helpef move a portion of the huge inventory of unsold homes off the market. Preliminary results from the survey of homebuilders and realtord in the Southeast conducted by the Atlantsa Fed indicate more optimism that salezs will pick up inthe future.
Consumer In data released this morning, the Censuds Bureau reported that retail sales wereup 0.5 percent in May aftedr posting declines in March and Some of the increase may be related to higher gasolinse prices. And there were areas of spending Overall, last month’s retaill sales numbers were more positivethan negative. But comparef to May of last year, sales are down a strikingh 9.7 percent. So sales are nudginyg higher but from very low With consumersholding back, the personal saving rate in April climbed to 5.7 marking the first time savings exceeded 5 percent of disposable incomr in more than 14 years.
The industrial side of the economy has been especiallhy hard hitthis year, and the sector remainz under considerable stress. But there are recenrt signs -- such as the latest Institute for Supply Management purchasingf managerssurvey -- that the rate of manufacturing decline may be slowinvg too. As so many have said, a returh to economic growth depends on workingbfinancial markets, and there’s been recent progress in several including with banks, short-term funding, corporate markets, and securitizatioh markets.
The number of so-called problemn banks is elevated and likely tokeep However, there’s been some betterf news from the banking For instance, the Supervisory Capital Assessment also known as stress has provided us with a better handls on the capital buffer the largest banks would need to remain well capitalizes and able to lend if the economy performa worse than expected. Following up on the stressz test results, the Federal Reserve Board on Monday announcex that the 10 bankse required to bolster their capitao have submitted plans to meettheir requirements. Then on Tuesday, the U.S.
Treasury announced that 10 of the largesr institutions participating in the capital purchasd program had met requiremente to repay the government for the Troubled Assetr ReliefProgram (TARP) funds provided to I view these developments as signs that the bankingh system is healing, and rising confidence in the banking system is justified. Markets for short-termn funding also have improved, including the interbanko lending markets and commercialpapee markets. Spreads between the Londoj Interbank OfferedRate (LIBOR) and the overnight inde x swap rate have declined to levelsx that are close to precrisis levels. Corporate bond issuancs has increased recently. Although U.S.
Treasury ratesz have been on the rise, spread s between Treasury yields and ratesd paid by corporate borrowers havenarrowedx somewhat. Overall, the cost of capital for highlgy rated businesses hascome down. as regards securitization the asset-backed securities (ABS) market collapsed in 2008 but this year has begumn to gradually revive with the aid of publixc programs designedto jump-start the securitization Issuance of new ABS, including credift card, auto and student and equipment leases, has totaled more than $40 billionb since the Fed launched the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) in March.
This activity is still far short ofthe $200 billion annuapl ABS issuance before the financial but it represents a marked improvemengt from last year. Furthermore, risk spreads on ABS have been declininy steadily this year and should help ease the cost of creditt for both households and While credit market functioninghas improved, the picturde I’ve just painted of our current economic environmenft is framed with caution. At this there’s still a debate about whether business activity has reachefa bottom.
Monday, January 24, 2011
HOW TO: Engage and Mobilize Facebook Fans Beyond the “Like†- Mashable
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