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12月31日 Yandı Gülüm Merrill HelvasıMerrill in Talks to Sell Another Big Stake: Report CNBC, The Associated Press, Dec 31, 2007
Merrill Lynch is in talks with Chinese and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds that could lead to the sale of another big stake in the U.S. bank, British newspaper The Observer reported, citing sources in London and New York. The Observer report, published this weekend, follows Merrill’s announcement last Monday it was shoring up its capital base by as much as $7.5 billion by selling up to $6.2 billion in shares to Singapore’s Temasek and asset manager Davis Selected Advisers. New Chief Executive John Thain has been trying to bolster the company’s capital amid huge subprime mortgage losses. “The multi-billion cash injection from Temasek was not enough and Thain is taking calls from a host of other potential saviors, which are understood to include sovereign fund investors from the Gulf and China,” the newspaper quoted a US observer as saying.
A source told the Observer: “Thain is desperately seeking an additional infusion of foreign capital to bolster Merrill’s balance sheet. It could be done by selling shares or other assets to raise cash.” Analysts expect another large write-down for Merrill Lynch in the fourth quarter, with some estimating the hit will be bigger than the $8.4 billion write-down Merrill recorded in the third quarter. HD DVD vs Blu-rayIn the DVD War Over High Definition, Most Buyers Are Sitting It Out
By ERIC A. TAUB
The New York Times, Dec 31, 2007
What if nobody wins the high-definition DVD format wars? That increasingly looks to be the situation for the next-generation DVD technology, which is available to consumers in two incompatible formats.
Gary Gardiner/Bloomberg News
Christopher Borghese, manager at a Blockbuster store in Ohio. Blu-ray discs sit alongside the competing HD DVD format.
John Gurzinski/Las Vegas Review Journal, via Associated Press
LG sells a unit that plays both formats. A little more than 18 months after their introduction, the two systems — Blu-ray, developed by Sony, and HD DVD, from Toshiba — have sold around one million stand-alone players combined. Both sides promote their technologies, their movie studio allies and the growing list of movies available in the new formats. Yet neither has a clear advantage, either in terms of technology, number of movies or, increasingly, the price of the equipment. According to data from Adams Media Research, 578,000 HD DVD and 370,000 Blu-ray machines will be sold by the end of this year. The winner of the format wars could be determined by which company has the most content, in the same way the VHS-Betamax VCR war was decided. But both formats offer about 400 movies. Studios allied with the Blu-ray camp include Columbia, Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Miramax, New Line and Sony. In the HD DVD camp are DreamWorks, Paramount, Universal, the Weinstein Company, and several smaller TV and motion picture companies. Warner Brothers releases movies for both systems. In November, Howard Stringer, the Sony chairman, publicly acknowledged that the formats were in a stalemate, and predicted that neither side would fold. High-definition DVDs of both formats provide superior picture and sound quality compared with standard DVDs. They also offer advanced interactive features like multiple camera angles, games, picture-in-picture commentaries and, in the case of HD DVD, a connection to the Internet to download more content. But the visual and audio differences depend on the size of the TV screen used to display them. “You start to enjoy the benefits of high-definition DVD at 40 inches and above,” said Chris Fawcett, vice president for product marketing at Sony Electronics’ home video group. Only high-definition sets can display high-definition DVD images. And only the highest-resolution displays, the so-called 1080p HDTVs, for progressive scan, can show the images at their best. As a result, the potential customer base is limited. With a lower-resolution 720p set, “you are not as likely to see a dramatic a difference” between standard and high-definition DVDs, according to Andy Parsons, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association. The two camps are victims of their own earlier success with DVD. The standard DVDs offered a quantum leap in quality from the picture and sound of VHS videotape, and for many that was more than adequate. In addition, DVD players that can convert images to near high-definition quality can be found for under $100, hundreds less than a true high-definition DVD player, further reducing the urgency to upgrade to one of the new formats. “Today, an HDTV owner hooks up a standard DVD and it looks good,” said Ken Graffeo, executive vice president of HD Strategic Marketing at Universal, and co-president of the HD DVD Promotional Group. “Unless they experience the new format, they won’t understand it.” Not many consumers are interested in even taking a look. According to research by NPD Group, only 11 percent of HDTV set owners strongly intend to buy a Blu-ray or HD DVD player by next spring. Almost three-quarters of those HDTV owners surveyed said that standard DVD was good enough for them. “This may emerge as a premium, luxury item, not a successor to DVD,” said Ross Rubin, director for industry analysis at NPD. Blu-ray and HD DVD proponents are doing what they can to change that attitude. And the best technique to pique interest is dropping the price. As with most things electronic, prices for both players have fallen drastically since their introduction. HD DVD players, the vast majority of which are made by Toshiba, still have the price advantage. The company’s least-expensive model — which displays images in the lower-quality 1080i format — can be found for $200 or less in electronics store promotions or from online discounters. Its least-expensive 1080p model is selling at Amazon for $250. But it is a tit-for-tat war. A Blu-ray 1080p unit from Samsung is just $30 more at Costco. Blu-ray units are also made by Panasonic, Philips, Sony and others. Several holiday promotions had players in either version selling for as low as $200. In an effort to finesse the format war, LG sells a combination unit that plays both formats; however, its $1,000 price has prompted only a few thousand consumers to buy. As prices drop, high-definition DVD drives will find their way into other devices. Mr. Graffeo predicts that by the end of next year, 5 million notebook computers will be sold with HD DVD drives. Sony says that 3.4 million Blu-ray disc drives are also in PlayStation 3 machines, giving it a numerical advantage. But the rival camp points out that gamers are not buying the PS3 to watch movies, and in any case, 300,000 HD DVD add-on drives will have been purchased to use with the Xbox 360 game console from Microsoft. The 400 movies available in each format are a fraction of the 90,000 movies and TV programs that the video rental company Netflix offers. Increasingly, high-definition DVDs are being issued simultaneously with the standard definition DVD release. Consumers are usually advised to wait until a clear winner emerges. But if there is a deciding factor, it might be which format has the more compelling movies. Good animation looks three-dimensional in high definition, so Sony is hoping to gain an advantage by providing Blu-ray formats of “Ratatouille,” the Disney/Pixar film about a cute French rat who cooks, and blockbusters like “Spider-Man 3.” As an indication of their owners’ enthusiasm, Blu-ray users are buying twice as many discs as their HD DVD counterparts, according to Tom Adams, president of Adams Media Research. Discs can be rented at the Blockbuster and Netflix online stores. Of Blockbuster’s 5,000 physical stores, 250 offer both high-definition DVD formats, while 1,450 rent only Blu-ray; the rest offer none. The company emphasizes Blu-ray because 70 percent of its rentals are for that format, said Karen Raskopf, a Blockbuster spokeswoman. The HD DVD camp is playing up its new interactive features, believing that the next generation of viewers wants to combine TV viewing with video games. In Universal’s just-released HD DVD of “The Bourne Ultimatum,” viewers can play a game that tests their memories, and then upload their results using a broadband connection to a Web site and compare their scores with others. Viewers can also find character dossiers, watch “Webisodes” with the Volkswagen Touareg sport utility vehicle featured in the film, and create playlists of their favorite scenes and share them with friends. Those features will do little to increase sales, said Richard Doherty, an analyst with the Envisioneering Group. The market consultants’ surveys show that just 3 percent of consumers want interactivity, he said. As more consumers buy HDTVs, and the price of dual format players drop, an uneasy truce may descend. With the studios in the United States collectively making $16.5 billion in worldwide video sales, according to Mr. Adams, companies will be loath to miss an opportunity to make money by allying themselves with one high-definition DVD format over the other. And then, the once-unthinkable could happen. “When high-definition DVD reaches its tipping point, studios will have to release their movies in both HD DVD and Blu-ray,” Mr. Adams said. “No studio will be able to afford not to.” 12月30日 Butto Buharlaştı
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AKCitmekMore Writedowns Force Citigroup To Sell AssetsMike "Mish" Shedlock According to Goldman, Citigroup, Merrill Face More Writedowns. Citigroup, the biggest U.S. bank, may reduce the value of its holdings by $18.7 billion in the fourth quarter and cut its dividend 40 percent, Goldman analyst William Tanona said in a Dec. 26 report on the New York-based companies. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the third-largest U.S. bank, may write off $3.4 billion, double Goldman's previous estimate. Merrill Lynch & Co. may reduce its holdings by $11.5 billion, he wrote.My Comment: By the time Citi is done shoring up its balance sheet it is highly doubtful it remains the largest US bank. It is possible it does not remain an independent US bank at all. "It will be a couple of quarters before the current credit crisis is fully digested by the markets," wrote Tanona, who has a "sell" rating on Citigroup's stock and a "neutral" rating on JPMorgan and Merrill. "Given the magnitude of the writedowns we assume and Citi's remaining exposure, we believe the firm has a serious need to preserve or raise additional capital."My Comment: Tanona is an optimist. It can easily be two years (not quarters) before the credit crisis is "digested". Heck, it could be much longer than that judging from what happened in Japan. No one is counting on a hard recession, an implosion in commercial real estate, sharply rising unemployment, and huge defaults on credit cards. I think all four of those will happen. Citigroup tumbled 8.1 percent on Nov. 1 after CIBC World Markets analyst Meredith Whitney said it may have to trim its dividend. Deutsche Bank AG analyst Michael Mayo also predicted a dividend cut, saying the investment from Abu Dhabi is ``probably not enough'' to absorb credit losses.My Comment: A dividend cut is all but guaranteed. MarketWatch is reporting Citi, HSBC eye sales of branches, divisions. Banks including Citigroup (C) and HSBC Holdings (HBC) are considering sales of everything from branches to entire units, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing analysts and unnamed executives. Citi could sell 80%-held Student Loan Corp (STU), its North American auto-lending unit, its 24% stake in Brazil credit card operation Redecard (RDCL) and the bank's Japanese consumer finance business, the report said.Citigroup Forced To Sell Assets Some thought I was a little over the top with Citigroup Fighting For Its Financial Life back on November 5th, and Question of Solvency at Citigroup on November 1st but here we are. Citigroup is not considering these actions because it wants to, it is so capital impaired that it is forced to. The same can be said for a reduction in force. 20,000 jobs (assuming the number is correct) is quite a lot. Where are those who are let go going to find jobs in this market? The problem for Citigroup and other lenders is that housing is just the first of the tsunamis that is going to hit shore. An implosion in commercial real estate, sharply rising unemployment, and huge defaults on credit cards are all on the way. Furthermore, the housing tsunami is not even played out yet. Two more waves of the housing tsunami are on the way: Alt-A and Pay Option ARM resets. If Citigroup survives it will be a mere shadow of its former self. http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Asgari Ücret, Azami KokuşmuşlukAsgari ücret
Yılmaz Özdil Hürriyet, 30.12.2007
AÇLIK sınırı, 697 lira. Yoksulluk sınırı, 2.271 lira. Kim diyor bunu? Türk İş. * Ne oldu asgari ücret? 435 lira. Kim imza attı buna? Türk İş. * "Asgari ücret, insan onurunun gerektirdiği yaşam düzeyini karşılamıyor. Karın tokluğuna çalışmak için gereken gıda harcamasına bile yetmiyor." Kim demişti bunu? Türk İş. * "Başarılamayan bir olayı başardık... Asgari ücreti belirlemek için, hükümet, işveren ve işçi, ilk kez oybirliği ile karar aldık." Bunu kim diyor? Türk İş. * E bu durumda, bize diyecek laf bırakmıyor Türk İş. * Üstelik, laf söylemeye kalksak, hemen, "Memleketin eti ne, budu ne? Almanya kadar zengin ol, o zaman sen de Almanya kadar asgari ücret verirsin" diyorlar. Diyorlar ama... Türkiye’de asgari ücretin belirlendiği saatlerde, KKTC’de de asgari ücret toplantısı vardı mesela. Kaç oldu orada? 1060 lira. * "Ana"vatan 435. "Yavru"vatan 1060. Hani et-but? * İyisi mi, "güvendikleri dağlara karlar yağan" işçi kardeşlerimize "kendi düşen ağlamaz" diyelim. Zammın, 3 çeyrek bilet. Belki de sana çıkar! Hem zaten... Her şeyi hükümetten bekleme. "Devlet baba" vermedi, tamirhanedeki şöminenin önünde bekle, bakarsın "Noel baba" verir. MortlamakDevlerin mortgage zararı 30 milyar doları aşacakYatırımcıların mortgage krizinden sonra riskli gördükleri tahvillerden çıkmaya başlaması Goldman Sachs'ın Citigroup, Merrill Lynch ve JP Morgan için yaptığı zarar tahminlerini ikiye katladıMilliyet, 29.12.2007Goldman Sachs, uluslararası piyasaların üç büyük aktörü olan Citigroup, Merrill Lynch ve JP Morgan Chase'in mortgage krizinden kaynaklanan zararının 30 milyar doları aşacağını tahmin etti. Goldman Sachs analisti William Tanona'nın hazırladığı raporda, söz konusu üç kuruluşun yılın son çeyreğinde toplam 33.6 milyar dolar zarar edebileceği belirtildi. Raporda, global kredi krizi derinleştikçe Citigroup'un sermayesini korumak için temettüsünü yüzde 40 azaltmaya gerek duyabileceği kaydedilerek şöyle denildi: 'Temettü de düşecek'"Mevcut kredi krizinin piyasalar tarafından tamamen hazmedilmesi için bir iki çeyreğin geçmesi gerekecek. Dördüncü çeyrek faaliyet sonuçlarının, bir süredir görülen en zayıf sonuçlar arasında yer alması muhtemeldir."Mortgage krizinden sonra yatırımcılar bir zamanlar güvenli olarak düşünülen tahvilleri riskli bulup çıkmaya başladılar. Tanona da bu nedenle raporunda, üç büyük yatırım kuruluşunun zararlarına yönelik tahminlerini yaklaşık iki katına çıkardı. Tanona, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch ve JP Morgan'ın 2007'nin son çeyreğinde sırasıyla 18.7 milyar dolar, 11.5 milyar dolar ve 3.4 milyar dolar zarar göstereceklerini tahmin etti. Analistin aynı konudaki tahminleri daha önce sırasıyla 11 milyar dolar, 6 milyar dolar ve 1.7 milyar dolar şeklindeydi. Tanona ayrıca, Citigroup'un 5 ila 10 milyar dolarlık sermaye oluşturmak veya korumak için 2008'de hisse başına 0.54 olan çeyrek dönem temettüsünü düşüreceğini de tahmin etti. 12月29日 2008 Hiç Yaşanmayacak
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Batının KabusuBatı için büyük tehlike: Kemalizm
Ege Cansen Hürriyet, 29.12.2007
BU, yılın son yazısıdır. Ekonomik açıdan bazı yıllar veya devreler "kayıp" bazıları "kazanç" dönemleri olarak adlandırılır. Mesela 1980-1990 arası Türkiye için kazanç, buna mukabil 1990-2000 arası kayıp yıllardır denir. Aslında kazanç yıllarının gerisinde mutlaka kayıp yıllar, aynı şekilde kayıp yılların gerisinde de kazanç yılları vardır. 2007, şimdiden kayıp yıl olarak tescil edildi. Soru şu: Acaba 2007, 2002-2006 arasını kapsayan kazanç yıllarının sona erdiği ilk yıl mı? Yani yüz güldüren 5 yıldan sonra, yeniden bir kayıp yıllar devresine mi giriliyor? Olabilir. Bu ihtimali, önümüzdeki günlerde bu köşede irdeleyeceğim. * * * Bugün, bir süredir yazmayı düşündüğüm önemli bir konuyu işleyeceğim. Soru şu: Acaba Avrupalıların, yerli taşeronlara ihale ettiği "Türkiye’den Kemalizm’in kökünü kazıyın" projesi tamamlandı mı? Daha doğrusu, Kemalizm için sonun başlangıcı aşaması geçildi mi? Kemalizm’i, cumhuriyetçilik olarak da okuyabilirsiniz. Aslında kelimelerin anlamı yoktur. Ne anlam yüklenirse veya ne anlamda kullanırsa, o anlama gelir. Başınızı serin, ayağınızı sıcak tutun. Kafa karıştıranlara kulak asmayın. * * * Atatürk, Osmanlı Müslümanlarının, kendi kendilerini yönetebilecekleri bir vatan sahibi olmasını sağlayan istiklál harbinin mimarıdır. Atatürk’ün milliyetçiliği, ideolojik değil, pragmatiktir. Amaç Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin birlik ve bütünlüğünü korumaktır. İşin ilginç yanı Mustafa Kemal’e Atatürk soyadı verilmesinden rahatsız gericiler, "onun soyadı Atatürk değil, Adıtürk’tür" diyerek, Türk olmadığını ileri sürmüştür. Atatürk’ün yurtdışına sürdüğü Halife Hanedanı ise Atatürkçü olmuştur. Çünkü onlar, Atatürk’ün verdiği milli mücadeleyi çok iyi anlamıştır. "Atatürk büyüktür, ama ondan büyük Tayyip Erdoğan var" mealinde yazı yazan paşa oğlu eski bir dışişleri bakanı niçin böyle konuşmaktadır? Günümüzde Türkiye’de yükselen en büyük tehlike milliyetçiliktir diye Avrupalı ağzıyla konuşan "ecnebi Türkler" niçin kafayı Atatürk’ün kurduğu cumhuriyete takmıştır. Çünkü onların esas tezi, "Türkler, kendi kendini yönetemez; Türkleri, Batı yönetmelidir" anlamına gelen "manda idaresi"dir. Mandacı Türkler, Batı karşısında o kadar derin bir aşağılık duygusu içindedirler ki; kendileri laik olduğu halde, efendi belledikleri Avrupalılar tehlikeli gördü diye laik "Kemalizm"in can düşmanı olmuşlardır. Yine efendileri "ılımlı İslam, radikal İslam’ı engeller" diye düşündüğü için de laik mandacılar dinci yazarlar kümesine katılmakta hiçbir tutarsızlık görmemiştir. * * * Gelelim kötü (!) habere. Maalesef, 2007 yılında da Kemalizm’in kökü bu topraklardan kazınamamıştır. Hatta AKP’nin, ülke bütünlüğü söz konusu olduğunda sanıldığından daha fazla "cumhuriyetçi" olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu gelişmeye katkıda bulunan, başta takıyye yapmayan Fransızlar olmak üzere, bize "Sen Şarklısın, Şarklı kal, Şark’ta kal; senin AB’de ne işin var? Sana şapka değil, türban ve takke yaraşır" diyerek "tarihimizle yüzleşmemizi" sağlayan Avrupalılara mutlu yıllar dilerim. Alarm ZurnalarıU.S. Economy: New-Home Sales Tumble to 12-Year Low By Bob Willis The Bloomberg, Dec 28, 2007 Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell to a 12-year low in November, pointing to bigger declines in construction that will hinder economic growth in 2008. Purchases dropped 9 percent to an annual pace of 647,000 and October sales were revised lower, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. Last month's sales were weaker than the lowest forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists. Treasury notes extended their rally and traders added to bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again in January to prevent a recession. New-home sales are down 25.4 percent so far this year, heading for the biggest annual decline since at least 1963. ``This gives a dire picture,'' said Dana Saporta, an economist at Dresdner Kleinwort in New York. ``The weak data raise the risk of the economy slowing faster than Fed officials would like.'' A separate report showed the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago's index of American business activity rose this month as new orders increased. The group's index climbed to 56.6, from 52.9 the previous month. The deepest housing recession in 16 years will worsen as discounts fail to lure buyers and mounting foreclosures swell the glut of unsold properties, economists said. Falling property values may cause consumer spending to cool, increasing the odds the expansion will falter in 2008. ``The most important implication of this is it's going to drive down construction outlays and that's a direct effect on GDP,'' said Neal Soss, chief economist at Credit Suisse Group in New York. Yields Retreat Treasuries rose. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note fell 12 basis points to 4.08 percent at 4:18 p.m. in New York. The dollar weakened against the euro and stocks ended the day little changed. Standard & Poor's Supercomposite Homebuilding Index, which includes KB Home, Pulte Homes Inc. and D.R. Horton Inc., declined 2.5 percent to 307.2. A Bloomberg survey of 68 economists forecast sales would fall to an annual pace of 717,000 from a previously reported 728,000 rate in October, according to the median estimate. Economists' forecasts ranged from a low of 685,000 to a high of 750,000. Government records only go back to 1963. Sales of new homes were down 34 percent from the same time last year, the biggest 12-month drop since January 1991. The median price fell 0.4 percent from November 2006 to $239,100. Inventories Swell The number of homes for sale at the end of November decreased 1.8 percent to 505,000, the fewest in two years. Still, because sales dropped even more, the inventory of unsold homes at the current sales pace jumped to 9.3 months from 8.8 months in October. Purchases fell in three of four regions, led by a 28 percent plunge in the Midwest. Sales dropped 19 percent in the Northeast and 6.4 percent in the South. They rose 4 percent in the West. The housing recession has deepened since the August turmoil in subprime mortgages led to a worldwide credit shortage. Stricter borrowing standards and a freeze on lending to borrowers with poor credit put mortgages out of reach for more potential buyers. That's driving home prices lower, weakening sales as people hold out for even bigger reductions. Sales of new houses will probably tumble 8.9 percent in 2008 after a 25 percent drop this year, according to a Dec. 13 forecast from Fannie Mae, the largest mortgage buyer. Sales of new homes in November were 53 percent down from their July 2005 peak. Prices Decline Home prices in 20 metropolitan areas fell 6.1 percent in the 12 months to October, the most in at least six years, according to a report this week by S&P/Case-Shiller. The decline raises the risk that more Americans will walk away from properties that are worth less than they owe, economists said. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is forecasting prices will fall at least 15 percent from peak to trough. By that measure, the S&P/Case-Shiller index is down 6.6 percent so far. With sales and prices falling, foreclosures rose 68 percent in November from a year earlier. They may continue surging in 2008 as mortgages for some subprime borrowers with adjustable rates reset. As foreclosures throw more homes onto the market, homebuilders such as Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., New Jersey's largest, are scaling back. `Difficult Year' Hovnanian plans to ``pare down our inventories in virtually all our markets,'' Chief Executive Officer Ara Hovnanian said on a conference call Dec. 19. ``It will be a difficult year.'' Housing starts are near a 14-year low and have fallen 48 percent since their January 2006 peak. Declining home construction has subtracted from economic growth for the last seven quarters, and economists are expecting the drag to continue in 2008. The weaker housing market is also forecast to undermine consumer spending, which makes up two thirds of the economy, as falling property values leave owners feeling less wealthy and with less equity to tap for extra cash. The odds of recession have increased since the credit markets froze as a result of the subprime crisis. The economy will expand at a 1 percent annual pace in the fourth quarter after growing at a 4.9 percent rate from July through September, according to the median forecast of economists surveyed this month by Bloomberg News. ``The probability of recession is 50 percent for next year at some point,'' Martin Feldstein, head of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which determines when contractions start and end, said in a Dec. 14 interview. ``We could see a downturn starting sometime in the spring or the second quarter of next year.'' To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Willis in Washington at bwillis@bloomberg.net Death WarrantyBuffett Signs Death Warrant For Ambac & MBIAMike "Mish" Shedlock Dec 28, 2007 MBIA (MBI) hit a new 52 week low today and Amback (ABK) is giving back much of its recent gains as Buffett Starts Up Bond Insurer business. MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc., the two largest bond insurers, fell in New York Stock Exchange trading after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he plans to start a rival company to guarantee municipal debt.My Comment: OK suppose you want your debt guaranteed. Are you going to go to capital impaired companies or Warren Buffett? MBIA, based in Armonk, New York, fell as much as 17 percent and Ambac dropped 15 percent, the most in two months. Buffett, chairman of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., told the Wall Street Journal his bond insurer opens for business today in New York. New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Eric Dinallo said the agency expedited Buffett's license request.My Comment: Insurance from MBIA and Ambac is Worthless. Neither Ambac nor MBIA come remotely close to deserving AAA ratings. Everyone knows it, but Moody's, Fitch, and the S&P all pretend otherwise. "Investors might feel more comfortable investing in bonds insured by Buffett than those backed by an insurer with the legacy of the credit crisis hanging over them," said Matthew Maxwell, a London-based credit analyst at Calyon, the investment banking unit of Credit Agricole SA. Bond insurers "are hurting, so now is a good time for Buffett to be getting into the market."My Comment: Might feel more comfortable with Buffett? Is there any doubt here? Buffett, 77, told the newspaper that Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. will also seek permission to operate in California, Puerto Rico, Texas, Illinois and Florida. David Neustadt, a spokesman for New York's insurance department, said Berkshire will get a license by Dec. 31.My Comment: While the shameless pretending By Moody's, Fitch, and S&P continues, the real question is not about being rated AAA but how far into junk those ratings should be. Fitch has given MBIA and Ambac less than six weeks to raise $1 billion each or face losing their AAA ratings. Moody's and S&P earlier month placed MBIA's ranking on negative outlook. MBIA on Dec. 10 said it will get $1 billion from private-equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC to bolster its capital and Ambac took out reinsurance on $29 billion of securities it guarantees.My Comment: As of the November 11 2007 10-Q MBIA had $6.96 billion in working capital. They have guaranteed $30.6 billion in CDOs and have other questionable exposure as well. Who would want that exposure and why? Buffett smells an opportunity here and he is likely correct. Furthermore he is not going to make the mistake that both Ambac and MBIA made in insuring CDOs, subprime mortgages, and other toxic waste. It was pure greed that will end up sinking Ambac and MBIA. The realization that guarantees from Ambac and MBIA are worthless is finally dawning on state and local investors as the following Bloomberg headline shows: Muni Insurance Worthless as Borrowers Shun Ambac. Three Choices For Municipalities
This looks like a smart long term move for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) if Buffett is careful about what he insures (and I am betting he will be). On the other hand it is likely the death warrant for Ambac and MBIA unless they can find a white night that wants to compete against Buffett and take on CDO and subprime exposure on top of it. http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 12月28日 Weapons of Mass DestructionMBIA, Ambac Fall as Buffett Starts Up Bond Insurer By Josh P. Hamilton and Christine Richard The Bloomberg, Dec 28, 2007 MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc., the two largest bond insurers, fell in New York Stock Exchange trading after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he plans to start a rival company to guarantee municipal debt. Ambac dropped 15 percent, the most in two months, and MBIA fell as much as 17 percent after Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it plans to insure bonds in New York and at least four other states. Berkshire, which gets half its profit from insurance, is challenging the bond insurers as they struggle to retain the AAA credit ratings that allow them to guarantee about $1.2 trillion of municipal bonds. MBIA, Ambac and other guarantors are under scrutiny amid concern they don't have enough capital set aside to cover potential losses on bonds they insure that are linked to subprime mortgages. ``Investors might feel more comfortable investing in bonds insured by Buffett than those backed by an insurer with the legacy of the credit crisis hanging over them,'' said Matthew Maxwell, a London-based credit analyst at Calyon, the investment banking unit of Credit Agricole SA. Bond insurers ``are hurting, so now is a good time for Buffett to be getting into the market.'' Buffett, 77, told the Wall Street Journal that Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. will also seek permission to operate in California, Puerto Rico, Texas, Illinois and Florida. Jackie Wilson, a spokeswoman for Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire, confirmed Buffett's plans. New York State Insurance Department granted the license today, spokesman David Neustadt said. Jerry Hagens, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Insurance, and Jason Kimbrough, a spokesman for California's regulator, said their states hadn't yet received applications from Berkshire. A call to Vern Iverson with the state of Florida wasn't returned. Shares Drop MBIA, down about 74 percent this year, fell $2.88 to $19.39 at 2:34 p.m. in New York. Ambac, down 72 percent, dropped $3.64 to $25.50. Buffett's decision also indicates he is unlikely to bail out any of the bond insurers. Calls to Liz James, a spokeswoman for Armonk, New York-based MBIA, and Peter Poillon, a spokesman for Ambac, weren't returned. Credit-default swaps on MBIA, which rise as perceptions of credit quality drop, rose 30 basis points to 610 basis points, the highest ever, according to CMA Datavision in London. Ambac increased 10 basis points to 620, the widest in three weeks. Credit-default swaps, contracts conceived to protect bondholders against default, pay the buyer face value in exchange for the underlying securities or the cash equivalent should a company fail to adhere to its debt agreements. `Positive Development' The bond insurance venture is Buffett's third move in a week as he seeks investments to absorb $45 billion in cash. Buffett said Dec. 25 that he will pay $4.5 billion to gain control of Marmon Holdings Inc., the Pritzker family's closely held collection of 125 companies and Berkshire today agreed to buy a reinsurance unit of ING Groep NV for about 300 million euros ($440 million). ``Having new entrants in the market to provide municipalities with options to enhance the credit of new bonds or to potentially provide enhanced credit for outstanding downgraded bonds is a very positive development,'' New York insurance department Superintendent Eric Dinallo said in a statement today. Berkshire Hathaway has AAA ratings from Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's and its guarantee would enable municipal bond issuers to cut the cost of financing everything from hospitals to schools to sports stadiums. Berkshire Hathaway is the largest investor in Moody's Corp., with a 19 percent stake as of Sept. 30. `Vintage' Buffett ``If Berkshire Hathaway Assurance knocks on the door of a municipal official, they all know who Warren Buffett is and they all know that the other major players in this business are suddenly suspect,'' said Frank Betz, who helps manage $800 million, including Berkshire shares, at Carret Zane Capital Management in Warren, New Jersey. ``It is such vintage Warren Buffett.'' MBIA, as well as Ambac and FGIC Corp. of New York, are trying to convince Moody's, Fitch and S&P that they deserve to keep their top ratings. Fitch has given MBIA and Ambac less than six weeks to raise $1 billion each or face losing their AAA ratings. Moody's and S&P earlier month placed MBIA's ranking on negative outlook. MBIA on Dec. 10 said it will get $1 billion from private-equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC to bolster its capital and Ambac took out reinsurance on $29 billion of securities it guarantees. ``MBIA and Ambac are probably going to be able to get through this and raise the capital needed to retain their AAA ratings,'' said Rob Haines, an analyst at CreditSights Inc. in New York. ``But it hurts them.'' Opportunities A bond insurer with a stable credit rating should find demand from municipalities, said Frank Hoadley, director of Capital Finance for the State of Wisconsin, and the chairman of the Government Finance Officers Association, an organization for executives in government-debt management. ``It seems to me that the debt insurance business has been hurt severely and it opens up some significant business opportunities,'' Hoadley said in a telephone interview. Bonds sold by state governments make up about 33 percent of the insurance premiums collected by MBIA, the biggest of the monolines, and 50 percent of revenue for No. 2 competitor Ambac. `Mass Destruction' The companies stumbled as they expanded beyond municipal securities into structured finance such as collateralized debt obligations, which package pools of bonds and loans and slice them into separate pieces. The insurers guarantee about $1.2 trillion of structured finance debt. Buffett, who has described derivatives as ``financial weapons of mass destruction,'' told the Journal he will focus on insuring municipal debt rather than CDOs. Berkshire's Class A stock reached a record $151,650 a share on Dec. 11, having surged about 27 percent this year. The shares rose $3,150 to $140,950 today. Buffett has profited in the past from turmoil in the insurance business. Berkshire's after-tax profit from insurance underwriting soared to $2.5 billion last year from $27 million in 2005 after providing insurance coverage for coastal properties vulnerable to storms as some premiums quadrupled because of record U.S. hurricane losses. ``If Buffett smells an opportunity, his track record suggests there is one,'' said Georg Grodzki, head of credit research at London-based Legal & General Group Plc. ``Buffett seems to believe the market is viable and the bond insurer has a future.'' To contact the reporters on this story: Josh P. Hamilton in New York at jphamilton@bloomberg.net ; Christine Richard in New York at crichard5@bloomberg.net IMF-İş
Buyrun IşıltıyaGold to Pass Record in 2008 on Inflation, Survey Says By Danielle Rossingh and Claudia Carpenter The Bloomberg, Dec 28, 2007 Gold will rise to a record in 2008, increasing for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year, as investors seek protection from accelerating inflation, metals analysts say. Gold will probably average $800 an ounce, compared with $696 this year, according to the median estimate of 37 traders, analysts and investors surveyed by Bloomberg News. Gold has gained 30 percent to $827.20 an ounce in London this year, its best year since 1979, when the Iranian revolution crippled crude- oil exports and U.S. inflation surpassed 13 percent. ``I do see gold hitting a new high at some point in the first half,'' said UBS AG's John Reade, who is tied as the most- accurate analyst in the London Bullion Market Association's 2007 gold-price forecast. Gold rose as record oil prices drove up inflation, and supplies from South Africa, the world's biggest producer, dropped to the lowest in 84 years. Mounting losses in credit markets tied to subprime mortgage loans spurred demand for alternatives to stocks and bonds, while the dollar's drop to a record against a basket of trade-weighted currencies boosted investor interest in commodities. Prices rose to within 0.5 percent of the record high on Nov. 7. The metal rose $1.61, or 0.2 percent, to $827.20 an ounce as of 6:25 a.m. in London. Gold is the second-best-performing metal, after lead, on the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Index this year. The index of 26 commodities is up 23 percent. Inflation U.S. consumer prices increased 0.8 percent in November, the most in more than two years. Inflation in the 13-nation euro region accelerated to 3.1 percent in November, the fastest since 2001, according to Eurostat. Japanese consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in October, the first gain of 2007. ``The two stories for 2008 are going to be the subprime credit crisis and inflationary issues,'' said Ross Norman, director of London-based data provider TheBullionDesk.com and a former trader of physical bullion. Gold may climb to ``pretty well above $1,000 next year,'' he said. Investment demand for gold may ``easily'' rise to 500 tons, worth about $13 billion, compared with 384 tons last year, said Philip Klapwijk, chairman of London-based research company GFMS Ltd. ``We see the investor base for gold widening,'' he said. ``We're still talking small numbers compared to equity flows or other assets.'' Assets in the StreetTracks Gold Trust, the world's biggest exchange traded fund backed by gold, rose 39 percent this year to a record 627.88 metric tons. Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs International economist James Gutman, who is tied with Reade as the LBMA's most accurate forecaster for 2007, said in a Dec. 11 report that gold will drop to $790 in six months and $750 in 12 months. ``As the U.S. dollar gains strength once again, the price of gold will, in turn, likely decline,'' the report said. The bank recommended selling December 2008 gold futures. Prices may reach $1,500, surpassing the all-time high of $850 set in 1980, said GoldMoney.com founder James Turk. ``Demand for gold as a safe haven won't disappear, even if the economy picks up,'' said Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, head of marketing and sales at Hanau, Germany-based metals refiner Heraeus Metallhandels GmbH. ``People will still put a small percentage of their portfolios into gold.'' Stagnating production may buoy prices. Global output fell to a 10-year low of 2,477 tons last year, according to GFMS. Supply from South Africa declined 7.5 percent to the lowest since 1922 as companies were forced to dig deeper and pay workers more. Mine Supply Gold ``is still a positive story, because of mine supply, which continues to be highly constrained,'' said Michael Jansen, an analyst at JPMorgan Securities Ltd. in London. Prices may gain as much as $100 in 2008, because of production shortages, said Graham Birch, the London-based head of BlackRock Inc.'s natural resources team that manages $40 billion. ``The price needs to be north of $1,000,'' he said. ``$800 is not enough to reverse the gradual decline in production.'' The metal may also benefit from continued restrictions on sales by central banks, the biggest holders. Those sales may slow to 495 tons next year from 583 tons last year, Fortis and VM Group estimated in a report Dec. 11. The following is a table of gold, silver, platinum and palladium forecasts by company or individual surveyed from Dec. 10 to Dec. 19. The table shows estimates in dollars per ounce. Company Gold Silver Platinum Palladium
ABN Amro $750 $13.65 $1,350 $400
Adrian Day's Asset
Management $840
Thomas Au $800
Barclays $830 $1,455 $320
Barnard Jacobs $826
Sanford C. Bernstein $725 $12.60 $1,408 $350
Chesler Analytics LLC $820
Citigroup $750 $15.00
Commerzbank $850
CPM Group $813 $15.65 $1,410 $380
Deutsche Bank $820
Economist Intelligence $822.50
Stuart Flerlage $950
GFMS $790
Goldman Sachs $800 $1,513
Yuichi Ikemizu $780 $14 $1,500 $380
JPMorgan $814
Nobito Kaneda $800 $15 $1,550 $350
Kitco Minerals $740
Kotak Commodity $880
Logic Advisors $825
Macquarie $795 $1,275 $400
Merrill Lynch $743 $14.96
MF Global $900
Midas Management $850
MKS Finance $850 $15 $1,400 $400
Morgan Stanley $800 $13.30
Walter Otstott $890
Jim Pogoda $725
Prospector Asset
Management $725
RBC Capital Markets $780 $14
Societe Generale $725 $12.60 $1,350 $300
Standard Chartered $824 $12.13 $1,445 $323
James Turk $1,100
UBS $760 $15 $1,363 $320
UniCredit $780
Matthew Zeman $800
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2008 Forecast: $800 $14.96 $1,409 $350
(Median)
2007 Average: $696 $13.38 $1,305 $355
To contact the reporters on this story: Danielle Rossingh in London at drossingh@bloomberg.net ; Claudia Carpenter in London at ccarpenter2@bloomberg.net 12月27日 Buyrun MorgaCitigroup, JPMorgan, Merrill Face More Writedowns, Goldman Says By Elizabeth Hester and Adam Haigh The Bloomberg, Dec 27, 2007 Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co. may write down an additional $34 billion in securities linked to the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Citigroup, the biggest U.S. bank, may reduce the value of its holdings by $18.7 billion in the fourth quarter and cut its dividend 40 percent, Goldman analyst William Tanona said in a Dec. 26 report on the New York-based companies. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the third-largest U.S. bank, may write off $3.4 billion, double Goldman's previous estimate. Merrill Lynch & Co. may reduce its holdings by $11.5 billion, he wrote. Losses and writedowns at the world's biggest banks and securities firms total $97 billion this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The market for collateralized debt obligations, loans packaged into new securities, has dried up after surging subprime mortgage defaults led to rating downgrades and convinced many investors to buy only the safest debt. ``It will be a couple of quarters before the current credit crisis is fully digested by the markets,'' wrote Tanona, who has a ``sell'' rating on Citigroup's stock and a ``neutral'' rating on JPMorgan and Merrill. ``Given the magnitude of the writedowns we assume and Citi's remaining exposure, we believe the firm has a serious need to preserve or raise additional capital.'' Tanona downgraded Citigroup's shares on Nov. 19 and was the last of six analysts who follow the company to advise clients to sell the stock. Nine analysts rate Citigroup a ``buy'' while eight recommend holding the stock, according to Bloomberg data. Shares Decline Citigroup, which has fallen 47 percent this year in New York trading, dropped 69 cents to $29.76 on the New York Stock Exchange at 11:49 a.m. JPMorgan, down 7.9 percent this year, fell 47 cents to $44.47. Merrill Lynch declined $1.06, or 1.9 percent, to $53.48. Citigroup is trying to preserve capital after reporting a 57 percent drop in earnings for the third quarter and forecasting as much as $11 billion in losses and writedowns in the fourth quarter. The New York-based bank, which pays a 54-cent dividend, will have to raise $6.2 billion to meet its capital needs, according to Tanona. Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Charles O. ``Chuck'' Prince III stepped down last month and the bank got a $7.5 billion investment from Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund after predicting further losses. Writedowns at the biggest banks are still likely to be ``significantly larger than investors are anticipating,'' Tanona wrote. Dividend Predictions Citigroup tumbled 8.1 percent on Nov. 1 after CIBC World Markets analyst Meredith Whitney said it may have to trim its dividend. Deutsche Bank AG analyst Michael Mayo also predicted a dividend cut, saying the investment from Abu Dhabi is ``probably not enough'' to absorb credit losses. The company pays a dividend equal to 7.1 percent of its stock price, more than twice the 3.3 percent yield of the average financial stock in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Executives have said they intend to maintain the payout. Citigroup, which picked former Morgan Stanley investment banker Vikram Pandit to succeed Prince, will still have about $24.5 billion in CDO investments after the writedown, Goldman said. Tanona previously had estimated that Merrill, which replaced CEO Stan O'Neal with John Thain, would have to write down $6 billion of securities. ``Many of the December year-end firms are likely to be more aggressive with their marks,'' Tanona wrote. ``Particularly those with high levels of exposure such as Citi and Merrill Lynch, both of whom have new CEOs at their helms.'' Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Brad Hintz estimated in a note dated today that Merrill will have a CDO-related writedown of $10 billion in the fourth quarter. To contact the reporters on this story: Elizabeth Hester in New York at ehester@bloomberg.net ; Adam Haigh in London at ahaigh1@bloomberg.net . Halk KöşedeTCMB
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Radikal, 27.12.2007 2008 yılı, önceki beş yıldan çok daha kritik bir yıl olarak uzanıyor önümüzde. Bunun iki nedeni var: (1) Dünya çok daha kırılgan bir ekonomik konumda ve bu kırılganlık büyük olasılıkla konjonktürün dönüşe geçtiğini sert bir biçimde bize hissettirecek. Aslında bunu hissettirecek işaretler 2006 ve 2007'de yaşanan iki dalgalanmayla görüldü ama bu dalgalar Merkez Bankalarının piyasaya likidite sürmesi ve faizlerle oynaması sonucu şimdilik savuşturuldu. (2) Türkiye göründüğü kadar güçlü değil. Yani Türkiye'nin görünen göstergeleriyle gerçek durum bire bir aynı değil, arada ciddi fark var. 2008 yılında küresel bağlamda yaşanacak ciddi bir kriz dalgasının Türkiye'ye yansıması da sanıldığı kadar hafif olmayacak. İnci SıçmakElektrik zammından alınacak dersler
Erdal Sağlam Hürriyet, 27.12.2007
YÜKLÜ elektrik zammı, birkaç gündür, yine gündemimizde. Devlet Bakanı Mehmet Şimşek gibi, zamlar konusundaki normal sorulara bile incilerle yanıt veren bakanlar olursa, daha uzun süre de gündemimizde kalmaya devam edecek gibi... Her şeyden önce hükümetin alması gereken dersler var. Daha önce akaryakıt zamlarında da yaşadığımız halde, hükümet gereksiz biçimde, sübvansiyon uygulamasına devam edip, elektrik fiyatlarını piyasa koşullarında belirlenen fiyat olmaktan çıkardı. Daha doğrusu elinde 5 yıldır böyle imkan varken, ortam da çok uygunken bu fırsatı kullanamadı. Sebebi basitti; popülizm yapacak, "fiyatları düşürdüm" diyecek, işalemine "zam yapmıyoruz" diye şirin gözükecekti. 5 yıl bu popülizm imkanına da sahip oldu ama sonunda geldi yüzde 15 gibi devasa, tüm dengeleri bozabilecek bir zammı yapmak zorunda kaldı. Bu zam, popülizmin iki tarafı keskin bıçak olduğunu bir kez daha gösterdi. Sonunda fatura ödeniyor ve zammın medyada bu kadar yer bulmasını da normal karşılamak zorundasınız. Ki; medya genel olarak bu zammın bir an önce yapılmasını ister bir tavırdaydı. Çünkü artık medya da gördü ki; popülizmin faturası mutlaka çıkar ve normalin üzerinde, katmerli çıkar. Şimdi hükümet, bu zammın ardından elektrik fiyatlarında da otomatik fiyatlandırmaya geçip, elektrik zamlarını "hükümetin yaptığı zam" olmaktan çıkarmak istiyor. Teknik olarak bakıldığında ise bu zammın bile yetmeyeceği, yüzde 5 hatta 10 daha zam gereği bulunduğu biliniyor. Hükümet, otomatik fiyatlandırmaya geçerken, gereken bu ikinci dalga zammı da yaptırmak istiyor. Yani niyeti; bu zammın sorumluluğunu kendi üzerinden atmak. Ancak bizce ikinci yüklü zammın sorumluluğu da tümüyle AKP hükümetine ait olmak zorunda. Çünkü biriktiren, yaptırmayan, bekleten, dolayısıyla şimdiye kadar zam yapmamanın nemasını yiyen AKP hükümetidir. Bu zamdan almamız gereken bir başka ders ise bakanların yöneticilik yeteneklerinin de güçlü olması gerektiği. Öyle sanıyorum ki, ilgili bakanın bu 5 yılda en çok zorlandığı konuların başında elektrik zammı geliyordur. Bakanların teknik olarak zorunlu gördükleri kararları, ne yapıp edip, Başbakan’a aldırmaları gerekir. Sonunda bu işin tersine dönüp, politik olarak zarar göreceklerini iyi anlatıp, zorunlu kararlara onay almak zorundalar. POPÜLİZMİN FATURASI KATMERLİ ÇIKAR Ayrıca medyada yeralan haberleri yalanlayarak zamdan kurtulamayacaklarını, hükümetlerin, bakanların artık anlaması lazım. Gereken zamanda yapılsa elektrik zammı bu kadar sakız olmayacak, üzerine gidilmeyecekti. Teknik olarak hazırlanan zam taslaklarını yazdıkları için gazetecilere hakaret edildiğini, "uyduruyorsunuz" dendiğini unutmadık. Özetle hükümet elektrik zammı konusunu yönetemedi. Hiç sorun olmayacak, rutin bir iş iken, durduk yere sorun haline getirdiği sorunu, işin içinden çıkılamaz hale getirdi. Kördüğüm haline getirdikleri sorunları, ancak keskin ve radikal çözümlerle yani kılıçla çözmek zorunda kalacaklarını, hükümetler de artık anlamak zorunda. Kılıçla sorun çözme noktasına getirdiğinizde de, ister istemez tahribat büyük oluyor... Hükümet bizce iyi yönetemediği bu sorunun bedeline razı olmak, çıkacak eleştirilere katlanmak zorunda. Önümüzdeki birkaç ay içinde enflasyon yeniden çift haneye çıkarsa, işte asıl siz o zaman görün; elektrik zammının başınıza açacağı işleri, eleştirilerin dozunu... "Zaten kur nedeniyle rekabet gücümüzü kaybettik, istihdam üzerindeki yükleri indirmediniz, bir de üzerine bu kadar elektrik zammı bizi öldürecek" diye bağırmaya başlayacak işalemine, yine, "medyaya demeç vermeyin, eleştirileri bize başbaşayken yapın" mı diyeceksiniz? Salya SümükBuffett Says He Turned Down Investments in Financials By Hugh Son The Bloomberg, Dec 26, 2007 Billionaire Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said he rebuffed U.S. financial firms that approached him recently about buying stakes in their companies. ``We've seen some deals as you can imagine in this period,'' when banks and securities firms have been hurt by subprime mortgage losses, Buffett, whose company is based in Omaha, Nebraska, said today in an interview on CNBC. ``So far, we have not seen a deal that causes me to start salivating.'' Buffett didn't say which firms contacted him. Merrill Lynch & Co., Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Cos. shored up capital in the past three months as the value of mortgage-related assets plummeted. The New York-based firms struck agreements to obtain a total of $18.5 billion from government-run companies in Singapore, China and Abu Dhabi. Buffett on Oct. 18 denied a New York Times report that he might buy as much as 20 percent of Bear Stearns. Buffett, 77, has invested in Wall Street before. He injected $700 million into Salomon Inc. in 1987 to help the firm head off a takeover attempt by financier Ronald Perelman. ``People know our phone number, and we haven't seen anything we wanted to move on,'' he said today. ``That doesn't mean we won't in the next six months.'' Buffett said that because of credit market turmoil it's ``certainly possible the big banks are not going to hit their highs on earnings for a few years.'' Trail of Losses Merrill Lynch, the third-largest U.S. securities firm, said Dec. 24 that it would receive a cash infusion of as much as $6.2 billion from Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte. and mutual fund manager Davis Selected Advisors LP. Merrill, which posted a $2.2 billion third-quarter loss on $8.4 billion of writedowns, may be forced to take another $8.6 billion charge next month, according to David Trone, an analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochrane Caronia Waller. Merrill is a passive, minority investor in Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News. Citigroup said Nov. 27 that Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund would invest $7.5 billion, after the biggest U.S. bank estimated at least $9 billion of fourth-quarter writedowns. State-controlled China Investment Corp. is injecting $5 billion into Morgan Stanley after the second-biggest U.S. securities firm wrote down $9.4 billion of mortgage-related debt. Bear Stearns, the fifth-largest, struck an agreement in October with China's government-controlled Citic Securities Co. for a $1 billion cross-investment. The New York-based company announced a $1.9 billion writedown Dec. 20, sending the firm to its first quarterly loss since it went public in 1985. Bond Insurers Buffett may provide capital relief for bond insurers such as Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 13, citing people familiar with the matter. Bond insurers have been told by Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings that they need to raise capital to protect their AAA credit ratings after downgrades of securities they guarantee backed by subprime mortgages. MBIA already has announced an agreement with private equity firm Warburg Pincus under which it will raise $1 billion through the sale of shares. Ambac reinsured $29 billion of its guarantees, freeing up $255 million of capital. To contact the reporter on this story: Hugh Son in New York at hson1@bloomberg.net . |
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