Credit Downgrades
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A look at the damage done to America's credit and if there is risk of downgrade beyond AA, with David Stockman, former OMB director.
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The banks urge President Obama to reach an agreement that will ensure the nation continues to meet all of its financial obligations. Insight with Rob Nichols, Financial Services Forum president/CEO.
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When "the dollar is the reserve currency underpinning the system, waking up to discover that U.S. debt may not be AAA after all is surely a market event,” says an analyst at one European bank.
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Discussing the impact a downgrade on U.S. credit would have on cities across America, with Mayor Ron Littlefield, (D) Chattanooga, TN; Mayor Michael Coleman, (D) Columbus, Ohio, and Mayor Greg Fischer, (D) Louisville, KY.
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The Fast Money traders weigh in on Juniper's downgrade, Cisco, Corning, Dunkin, and Amazon, and Dan Dicker, MercBloc with a trade on oil. Also, Greece is downgraded once again, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
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Discussing the impact a downgrade of the U.S. would have on the markets, with Jules Kroll, K2 Global Consulting, and Michael Farr, Farr, Miller and Washington.
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A trade on the U.S. dollar as the nation faces the risk of a downgrade, with George Davis, RBC Capital Markets.
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Discussing what will happen if lawmakers can't come to a debt limit agreement, with John Calamos, Calamos Investments, and Larry Kantor, Barclay's Capital.
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The CNBC news team with a look at today's rhetoric on the debt; what would happen if the government defaulted, and the staggering cost of Medicare and other federal programs.
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Discussing how investors should play the looming threat of a U.S. credit downgrade, with Matt Shapiro, MWS Capital, and David Gilmore, Foreign Exchange Analytics.
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Money market funds are required by law and by their own charters to hold only high-quality securities. So if the ratings agencies downgrade the credit of the United States, will they have to sell their Treasury holdings?
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Discussing whether the bailout program for Greece is too generous to banks, with Charles Dallara, Institute of International Finance.
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Discussing four potential scenarios on the nation's debt and how to profit from them, with Rebecca Patterson, JPMorgan Asset Management.
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A downgrade of U.S. debt will not automatically trigger a fire sale by mutual funds, insurance companies, or pension funds.
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A lot of people assume that if the ratings agencies downgrade the credit rating of the United States, it will trigger a sell-off of Treasuries. Some even suppose that a sell-off would be automatically triggered by regulatory and fund charter requirements. Fortunately, this isn’t true.
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CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on Moody's downgrading Ireland's bonds to junk status.
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Discussing Ireland's junk bond status; the possibility of additional asset purchases and its impact on the markets, with Alan Gayle, RidgeWorth Capital Management, and Larry Kantor, Barclays Capital.
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CNBC's Sue Herera reports the ratings agency has downgraded Ireland's bonds to BA1.
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Debating whether the search giant's margins will shrink as it ramps up hiring and advertising, with Trip Chowdhry, Global Equities Research, and Bruce Upbin, Forbes.
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Discussing REITs and market moving events, with Scott Rechler, RXR Realty chairman/CEO, and Mark Okada, Highland Capital Management provides perspective on the far-reaching effects of Moody's downgrade of Portugal's debt.