gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 1/15/2009
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Bloomberg reports that the Ted spread is now below 100 basis points. The Ted spread, the difference between the interest rates on interbank loans and T-bills, is one gauge of how much fear is gripping the financial system. Its decline suggests that the TARP is working and is certainly good news.
calculatedriskblog.com - 1/14/2009
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calculatedriskblog.com —
Here are a few indicators of credit stress:
The TED spread is at 0.99, sharply lower. (...
improved ) The TED spread was stuck above 2.0 for some time. The peak was 4.63 on Oct 10th. The TED spread has finally moved below 1.0, although a normal ...
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Credit Crisis Indicators: TED Spread Below 1.0
adn.com - 1/19/2009
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adn.com —
With less than 48 hours left of the
Bush presidency, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's spokesman said Sunday...
that Murkowski had asked the White House to pardon the former senior senator of Alaska, Ted Stevens.
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Murkowski requests pardon for Stevens
openleft.com - 1/19/2009
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openleft.com —
George Bush has less than 36 hours left
to screw things up. Will one of his final...
acts be a pardon for former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens? CBS News says Senator Lisa Murkowski has called President Bush and requested just that: Murkowski’s ...
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Presidential Pardon for Ted Stevens?
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Obama may create “classified loophole” for enhanced interrogations.
Really good economic news: the Ted spread is now below 100 basis points.
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