Thread: 15 Sovereign Nations About To Go Bust

EVERYONE'S FREAKING OUT ABOUT SOVEREIGN DEBT

Vince Veneziani | Feb. 4, 2010, 11:56 AM

Bulgaria's CDS Spread: 241.6 bps


Hungary's CDS Spread: 247 bps


Vietnam's CDS Spread: 249.6 bps


Lebanon's CDS Spread: 250.2 bps


Romania's CDS Spread: 250.9 bps


Egypt's CDS Spread: 264.3 bps


Lithuania's CDS Spread: 274.9 bps


Greece's CDS Spread: 384.4 bps


Latvia's CDS Spread: 483.3 bps


Dubai's CDS Spread: 497.2 bps


Iceland's CDS Spread: 674.6 bps


Pakistan's CDS Spread: 877.4 bps


Ukraine's CDS Spread: 896.8 bps


Argentina's CDS Spread: 1002.5 bps


Venezuela's CDS Spread: 1008.3 bps


http://www.businessinsider.com/the-15-c ... 2416-bps-1

Suprisingly the States aren't mentioned.

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The 10 States About To Get Murdered By The Coming Chinese Import Slowdown
Gus Lubin | Feb. 2, 2010, 11:01 AM | 157,070 | comment 22
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Tags: Economy, Features, China, State Governments, Stimulus

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#10 Ohio

#10 Ohio
2008 exports: $1.8 billion

Exports to China growth, 00-08: 522%

Top exports: Machinery, Computers & Electronics, Chemicals

Potential loser if China craps out: Goodyear (employs 6,000)

Source: US-China Business Council



china consumersThe biggest stimulus to U.S. jobs in the past ten years wasn't Barack Obama; it was China.

Exports to China grew by 341% from 2000 to 2008 and they're on pace to keep growing.

Unless the China bubble pops.

More and more, analysts are calling for a big import slowdown, the result of massive overcapacity.

The ripple effects in the US will be significant. And Obama's ambitious goal to double exports in the next ten years will be destroyed.

We've picked ten states that are most vulnerable to a Chinese slowdown, based on data from the US-China Business Council. In each state, we named a major employer in the export industry that will hand out pink slips if China bites the big one.

So is your state
One of the 10 about to get murdered by the China slowdown >

http://www.businessinsider.com/ten-stat ... #10-ohio-1

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