有这么多人给美国人民住房买单,不是坏事。
怕的是没有冤大头!
周末花旗银行被爆 taking $700 million in credit losses
周末消遣阅读。
Citigroup seen taking $700 million in credit losses
By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch
Last Update: 1:52 PM ET Aug 11, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Citigroup Inc. has reportedly lost more than $700 million in credit business in recent weeks, placing the world's biggest financial services firm high on the list of casualties from the market-roiling credit crunch.
The losses are not a serious issue for a bank that pocketed more than $20 billion last year. The red ink, however, will be embarrassing for Citigroup's
Chairman and CEO Chuck Prince, undermining his efforts to restore investor confidence, according to a report from the Financial Times on Saturday.
Goldman 的对冲基金亦脱不了干系。
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Goldman Sachs Group's $8 billion Global Alpha hedge fund has fallen 26% so far this year, a retreat that could lead skittish investors to cash out, according to a Friday report citing unnamed sources.
Goldman's biggest hedge fund has shed almost 40% since July 31, 2006 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index has risen 16%, Bloomberg reported.
The fund's decline has eaten away at fees paid to Goldman , which pocketed $700 million from the fund after its 40% surge in 2005.
The poor performance could prompt redemptions. Withdrawals for the fund's $6.2 billion offshore version came to $394 million in June, an unidentified investor told Bloomberg. That was almost triple the $142 million that flowed into the fund.
There is an August 15 deadline for Global Alpha investors who want to cash out, according to the report.
This is the latest evidence of a near $2-trillion industry in turmoil. Two hedge funds run by investment bank Bear Stearns were almost completely wiped out earlier this year after losing more than $1 billion, partly from leveraged subprime mortgage bets that went awry.
Several other funds have been slammed by the ensuing credit markets crisis