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Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries

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To: KyrosL who wrote (6359)7/28/2001 7:06:07 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) of 74559
 
>>if there are widespread repo defaults<<

What do you mean, "if"? It's just a matter of time. Argentina could touch it off any day now. The only question in my mind is how well the system is braced for it, because this is all pretty new, but they've already had a few dry runs. LTCM scared the bejeezus out of them, and they aren't the kind of people who scare easily.

>>Good evening. This is your Captain.
We are about to attempt a crash landing.
Please extinguish all cigarettes.
Place your tray tables in their
upright, locked position.
Your Captain says: Put your head on your knees.
Your Captain says: Put your head in your hands.
Put your hands on your hips. Heh heh.
This is your Captain--and we are going down.
We are all going down, together.
And I said: Uh oh. This is gonna be some day.<<

english.upenn.edu

Vanguard's Treasury Money Market fund is 80% treasuries and 20% securities from other US agencies, no repos.

majestic4.vanguard.com
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