Banks, Credit, Markets: Citi, Ratings Agencies, CDS Buyers, Short Treasuries, Derivatives, Sub-Penny-Pricing

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moodys resrecap

Citi’s Reclassification of Core Assets Just Window Dressing – … in Moody’s view,  and has no impact on its credit rating.  In Citi-speak, this change in mind is expressed as a transfer of assets from Citi Holding to Citicorp with Citicorp being a business mix that the company wants to retain.” … – Research Recap

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inner-workings-asia-times

going beyond the ratings agencies – Fixing the Ratings Catastrophe Through Transparency -  By David Goldman – interesting 7 point planInner Workings Blog at Asia Times

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business-insider-money-game

Traders Aggressively Buying Credit Default Swap Protection Against Sovereign Debt Defaults – Vincent Fernando – Money Game at Business Insider

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seeking-alpha1

Shorting the Long Treasury Is This Fund Manager’s Highest Conviction Idea – David McMillan -  Seeking Alpha

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bnet

Banks Again Peddling Derivatives, as Investors Head for the Exit – By Alain Sherter – Bnet

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wsj-business

Exchanges to Petition SEC on Sub-Penny Pricing – By JACOB BUNGE – WSJ Business -    I never thought this would happen. Thanks to HFT and Dark Pools – BC