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Monetary and Fiscal Policies Have Reached the Limits: AEI Outlook for US Economy (FULL TEXT)

The US economy is at an inflection point after the end of the second round of Quantitative Easing (QE2). Two rounds of monetary and fiscal stimulus since 2008 have had only limited impact on growth or unemployment. The question is,'What next?' will there be another round of monetary and fiscal policy easing? Analysts at American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) are of the opinion that fiscal and monetary policies have reached their limits.

'Bond Vigilantes' Could Trigger U.S. Sovereign Debt Crisis

Greece: Bond Vigilante Target
Greece, tiny Mediterranean nation plagued by debt problems, still bears watching by U.S. investors/readers. The reason? Bond vigilantes who have driven up Greece's interest rates could do the same in the United States, if Washington doesn't eliminate its budget deficit.
Greece Default: The Impact

Greece Default Would Push U.S. Mortgage Rates Higher

It's a small world, after all. For U.S. readers and investors, Greece may seem like some small, exotic European country, but that could not be further from the truth. From an interest rate standpoint, if Greece defaults on its debt, U.S. interest rates, including home mortgage rates, are likely to rise.
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Lehman files new bankruptcy plan

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filed a new $65 billion bankruptcy liquidation plan that it said has won wider support, possibly setting the stage for the end of the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
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Lehman adds creditor support, new bankruptcy plan

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said it has received a wider base of support from creditors for its reorganization, and filed a new plan it hopes will help it emerge from bankruptcy and pay creditors faster.
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Lehman to sell Toy Center for $700 million: report

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is preparing to sell its stake in a Manhattan building that once housed the International Toy Center to JPMorgan Chase & Co for about $700 million, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Court clears Lehman unit settlement with JPMorgan

Federal bankruptcy court approved on Thursday a settlement between the Lehman Brothers brokerage and JPMorgan Chase & Co in which the bank will return more than $800 million of cash and securities to resolve claims brought by the Lehman trustee.
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Wall Street rises on sign of progress on Greece

Stocks rose in volatile trading on Friday after France and Germany said they reached an outline agreement to aid debt-burdened Greece, while a gauge of future U.S. economic activity was stronger than expected.
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Lehman pushes back $1.5 billion SunCal tussle

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is delaying its fight to block real estate developer SunCal from challenging $1.5 billion in claims Lehman asserted as a creditor in bankruptcy court against a number of Lehman/SunCal real estate projects.
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Lehman bondholders delay disclosure hearing

Bondholders of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc have postponed a hearing on a controversial proposal to force the failed investment bank's creditors to share details about their claims, citing a wave of objections to the plan.
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Goldman balks at time crunch in Lehman probe

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is rejecting accusations that it tried to stall a probe by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc into whether its descent into bankruptcy was exacerbated by false rumors.
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Banks warm to role in Greek bailout

Germany's bank association on Saturday backed government proposals to get private creditors involved in the cost of a second bailout for Greece, although it was not clear if the banks favoured a controversial bond swap. favored Berlin is pushing hard for commercial banks to contribute to the cost of the estimated 120 billion euro ($172 billion) deal, but has not yet convinced the European Cent...
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Goldman joins disclosure fight over Lehman claims

Goldman Sachs Group Inc and other banks fighting for control of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's bankruptcy have joined efforts to avoid sharing information about claims against the failed investment bank.
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Lehman creditors pan disclosure proposal

Creditors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc , including units of Bank of America Corp and Barclays PLC , are blasting attempts by Lehman bondholders to force them to reveal details about their claims against the failed bank.
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Judge: Lehman brokerage entitled to margin assets

The trustee for the brokerage arm of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is entitled to $4 billion in margin assets that have been the subject of a long-running legal fight with Barclays Plc , a bankruptcy judge said on Monday.
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Lehman entitled to disputed collateral, judge says

The trustee for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's U.S. brokerage is entitled to $4 billion of disputed margin collateral assets in its legal fight with Barclays Plc , a bankruptcy judge ruled on Monday.
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Citi seeks to keep $1 billion Lehman collateral

Citigroup Inc on Thursday sought to dismiss an effort by Lehman Brothers to recover $1 billion in collateral that the investment bank was forced to post when it was teetering on bankruptcy in the fall of 2008.
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JPMorgan denies gouging Lehman in $8.6 billion fight

JPMorgan Chase & Co urged a bankruptcy court on Tuesday to throw out Lehman Brothers Holdings' claim demanding that it hand over $8.6 billion in cash taken as collateral in the weeks before Lehman imploded in September 2008.

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