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Freddie Mac Can’t Afford its Bailout

Stock futures point to lower Wall Street openReuters Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, … Social BookmarkingCheck more:Freddie Mac Can’t Afford its BailoutIMF eyes $37 billion contribution to Greek bailoutPay chopped at Fannie and FreddieGreece: Historic restructuring paves way for bailoutIMF [...] [...]

IMF eyes $37 billion contribution to Greek bailout

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says she wants the fund to contribute euro28 billion ($36.7 billion) to a euro130 billion bailout for Greece. Christine Lagarde said Friday that “the scale and length of the fund’s support is a reflection of our determination to remain engaged” in helping Greece. The euro28 [...] [...]

Freddie Mac Can’t Afford its Bailout

Stocks may avert pullback – againReuters For a moment, U.S. stocks looked like they were headed for a long-awaited pullback last week. But that didn’t happen. … Social BookmarkingCheck more:Freddie Mac Can’t Afford its BailoutIMF eyes $37 billion contribution to Greek bailoutPay chopped at Fannie and FreddieGreece: Historic restructuring paves way for bailoutIMF eyes $37 billion [...] [...]

Greece: Historic restructuring paves way for bailout

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said Greece is 7 billion euros short of a targeted debt cut of 107 billion euros after a successful bond swap with private investors.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Greece announced Friday that its private-sector creditors will take part in a historic restructuring of the government’s debt, setting the stage for the [...] [...]

IMF eyes $37 billion contribution to Greek bailout

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says she wants the fund to contribute euro28 billion ($36.7 billion) to a euro130 billion bailout for Greece. Christine Lagarde said Friday that “the scale and length of the fund’s support is a reflection of our determination to remain engaged” in helping Greece. The euro28 [...] [...]

AIG sells AIA shares to pay $6B off US bailout tab

HONG KONG (AP) — American International Group Inc. is selling part of its stake in AIA Group Ltd. to raise $6 billion as it continues to repay the $182 billion government bailout that prevented the company’s collapse during the 2008 financial crisis. New York-based AIG plans to sell a “significant proportion” of its 33 percent [...] [...]

Summary Box: AIG sells AIA shares for bailout tab

PAYING IT DOWN: American International Group Inc. is selling part of its stake in AIA Group Ltd. to raise $6 billion as it repays the $182 billion government bailout it received during the 2008 financial crisis. SHARES PRICED: New York-based AIG confirmed late Monday that it is selling 1.72 billion AIA shares at 27.15 Hong [...] [...]

Stocks are mixed as investors await Greek bailout

Click the chart for more stock market data.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks were mixed Friday, a day after finishing the previous session at multi-year highs. But the moves were minor as investors hesitated ahead of a key vote on a second bailout for Greece. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 32 points, or [...] [...]

Elusive Greek bailout deal edges nearer

A man makes his way during a rainy day in front of the parliament in Athens February 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/John KolesidisBy Harry Papachristou and George GeorgiopoulosATHENS | Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:01pm IST ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece edged closer on Friday to winning a new rescue package worth 130 billion euros as officials said [...] [...]

World stocks rise on Greek bailout optimism

Traders gather at the Goldman Sachs post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid/FilesBy Walter Brandimarte and Alessandra PrenticeNEW YORK/LONDON | Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:29pm IST NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks hit a 6-1/2-month peak and the euro rallied on Friday as hopes that Greece [...] [...]

Australian Market Rallies On Eurozone Bailout Hopes

(RTTNews) – The Australian stock market is trading higher on Monday with investors indulging in some hectic buying across the board amid hopes of a likely solution to the European debt crisis. Financial, mining and industrial stocks are up with strong gains. Stocks from energy, consumer discretionary and property trusts sectors are also mostly trading [...] [...]

Exclusive: Euro zone may drop bondholder losses from ESM bailout

By Julien Toyer and Luke BakerBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone states may ditch plans to impose losses on private bondholders should countries need to restructure their debt under a new bailout fund due to launch in mid-2013, four EU officials told Reuters on Friday.Discussions are taking place against a backdrop of flagging market confidence in [...] [...]

Euro bailout fund leveraging rules ready: documents

By Matthias SobolewskiBERLIN (Reuters) – Detailed operational rules for the euro zone’s bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), are ready for approval by euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday, documents obtained by Reuters showed on Sunday.The documents spell out rules for EFSF intervention on the primary and secondary bond markets, for extending precautionary [...] [...]

Greece: One step closer to more bailout funds

Greece has moved one step closer to receiving the next installment of its first round of bailout funds in early November.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — International monitors in Greece completed a review of the nation’s finances, and said the latest installment of Greece’s €110 billion bailout could be disbursed in early November. The European Commission, the [...] [...]

Eurozone split over Greece’s bailout term: FT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Euro-zone countries are divided over the terms of Greece’s second 109-billion-euro ($148 billion) bailout package amid mounting concerns that Greece’s funding needs have risen significantly over the past couple of months, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. As many as seven of the 17-member bloc are arguing for private creditors to take [...] [...]

Merkel suggests Greek bailout deal may change-Greek TV

ATHENS, Sept 27 | Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:11pm EDT ATHENS, Sept 27 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested on Tuesday that Greece’s international lenders could reopen parts of a July bailout deal for the debt-laden country. But any changes on the 109 billion euro ($148,6 bln) rescue would depend on the outcome of [...] [...]

UPDATE 1-Greece faces scrutiny, Merkel says bailout may change

* Inspectors to scrutinise strategy for assurances* Protest momentum gathers, public feels recession misery* Merkel suggest new bailout deal may be reopened* Euro zone split over bigger losses for private creditors-FT (Adds Merkel quotes, FT report, byline) By Michael Winfrey and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Greece faced a new test in its [...] [...]

Euro Bailout Fund Must Guarantee Initial Loss: Analyst

The European bailout fund—known in official parlance as the European Financial Stability Facility, or EFSF—should be used to guarantee the first hit of losses on vulnerable European government bonds, a financial commentator told CNBC Tuesday.“If they can guarantee the first 20 percent of losses, and if that was enough to enable those countries to continue [...] [...]

‘Good Progress’ on Greece Bailout Review

BOSTON (TheStreet) — The European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund said Friday that they have made “good progress” in its review of the Greece bailout program. The “troika” said in joint release that their team has temporarily left Athens in order to complete technical work, among other things, on the 2012 budget [...] [...]