Epstein Secrets

but has also helped municipal finances. Ratings trends have improved as a result of both stable revenue and spending discipline, with upgrades in the Moody’s universe seeing a notable uptick in last year’s third quarter (see Exhibit 84). Of course, underfunded long-term pension liabilities remain a source

nkel, “The Plaza Accord, 30 Years Later,” Harvard Kennedy School, December 10, 2015. 112. Stu Wood, Rick C

and his Secretary of State, John Kerry, among many other personalities, have requested the lifting of the economic embargo imposed on Cuba by John F. Kennedy in 1962, in the midst of the Cold War, and in recent days through Havana have come Germans, French, Dutch, and Spaniards to propose bridges to the Is

, and the virtues of frugality and non-consumption. If an entrepreneur wants to evaluate the country risk before investing anywhere, he looks at the Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s ratings. According to these risk rating companies, Cuba appears on the most dangerous fringe. There is a very long history of ar

n Monetary Union (as it is currently configured) could be facing its final stretch. Today’s reported move by Italian regulators to seize documents at Moody’s regarding declines in Italian bank stocks is an indication of the pressure the system is under, and the possible search for scapegoats. I don’t think

cial markets to go, but rather to point to where they might end up. It’s like the scene in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, when Nixon looks up at a portrait of JFK and says, “When they look at you, they see what they want to be. When they look at me, they see what they are.” Our job is to see financial markets f

n Monetary Union (as it is currently configured) could be facing its final stretch. Today’s reported move by Italian regulators to seize documents at Moody’s regarding declines in Italian bank stocks is an indication of the pressure the system is under, and the possible search for scapegoats. I don’t think

cial markets to go, but rather to point to where they might end up. It’s like the scene in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, when Nixon looks up at a portrait of JFK and says, “When they look at you, they see what they want to be. When they look at me, they see what they are.” Our job is to see financial markets f