9/7/2010 - Derivatives Threatening Municipal Bonds?
Bond buyers are worried about issuers' financial conditions but are credit default swaps a more proximate threat? These side bets may be putting pressure on the market but would CDSs exist if municipalities' creditworthiness weren't in question? […]
9/7/2010 - Sovereign Insolvency
Readers object to the term 'bankruptcy' when referring to states. These objections are valid as there is no provision for state bankruptcies. But what should we call the financial condition of states being evicted from leased facilities? Let us know. […]

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