by Calculated Risk on 7/20/2011 09:31:00 PM
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Report: Germany and France Agree on Greek Bailout
Details tomorrow ...
• From the Financial Times: Germany and France reach Greek accord
• From the WSJ: German-French Harmony on Greece
[German Chancellor Angela Merkel and] French President Nicolas Sarkozy [with] European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet ... managed to find a mutually acceptable formula for how to involve Greece's bondholders in the expected new rescue package, according to a senior official present at the talks.Earlier today:
The official didn't give details of the joint proposal ...
• AIA: Architecture Billings Index indicates declining demand in June
• Moody's: Commercial Real Estate Prices increased in May
• From NY Fed VP Brian Sack: The SOMA Portfolio at $2.654 Trillion. Note: Dr. Sack outlined two possible methods for further accomodation: 1) additional asset purchases (like "QE2"), or 2) "shifting the composition of the SOMA portfolio rather than expanding its size." An interesting comment.
And on Existing Home Sales:
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• Existing Home Sales: Comments and NSA Graph
• Existing Home Sales graphs