All roads lead to global recession
Commentary: Layoffs, oil, foreclosures sustain credit crunch
By Lou Barnes, Monday, June 9, 2008.In the general chaos Friday, oil in the largest single-day spike ever, near $140/bbl, Dow off 394 points, the only market that did not move was credit.
Mortgages are still near their 90-day high, 6.375 percent, and the 10-year T-note is still in its trading range at 3.92 percent. Long-term rates have held in belief that economic rebound, or inflation, or a weak dollar would force the Fed to raise its rate, and soon.
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