AS CREDIT MARKETS TURNS OUT LEMONS, CAR DEALERSHIPS START TO SOUR / THE FINNACIAL TIMES

As credit market turns out lemons, car dealerships start to sour Americans are prepared to buy used autos but less willing to borrow and pay...

TRICOLOR AND TREASURY`S SEAL OF APPROVAL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW & OUTLOOK

Tricolor and Treasury’s Seal of Approval Did a political blessing from the feds encourage a lack of due diligence by lenders to the failed s...

U.S. DEBT INVESTORS RAISE ALARM OVER LENDING STANDARDS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US debt investors raise alarm over lending standards Concerns come after unravelling of two companies deemed just weeks ago to be in strong ...

NOT ALL ASSET MANAGERS CAN HANDLE THE RESPONSABILITY OF DIRECT LENDING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

Not all asset managers can handle the responsibility of direct lending Replacing commercial banks with investors is a good idea until credit...

CREDIT CHAOS / GOLDMONEY INSIGHTS

Credit chaos Alasdair Macleod Following the day-to-day twists and turns of a banking crisis can make us lose sight of the bigger picture.  I...

THE CREDIT MARKET HASN´T CRACKED YET / THE ECONOMIST

The credit market hasn’t cracked yet It is undergoing a painful repricing, but not veering into dysfunction At their best, capital markets h...

WHY STOCKMARKETS JITTERS HAVE NOT SO FAR SPREAD TO THE CREDIT MARKET / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Why stockmarket jitters have not so far spread to the credit market Bond-holders tend to be less starry-eyed than stock investors...

TRAFFIC AHEAD FOR AUTO LENDERS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Traffic Ahead for Auto Lenders Average yields on auto loans are being supported largely by short-term factors that don’t look sustainable...

WARNINGS OVER LEVERAGED LOANS ARE NOT MERE FEAR-MONGERING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL

Warnings over leveraged loans are not mere fear-mongering New dangers emerging in the credit markets should not be dismissed The editor...