Fully Detached Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) Bloomberg Looks like it ain't over yet... Edit - sorry, it was 29th, not 30th. Edited August 30, 2007 by Crash Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Doom Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Do you think this could be a bailout? After all when the BoE or any other central bank "loans" money it usually means fresh money is used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Is this the 3rd or the 4th thread on this topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully Detached Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Well, baliout or not, someone or someones was struggling to balance the end of month books to the tune of £1.6bn - funny they're all denying it was them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Wasn't the bet that someone placed on the US stockmarket crash for £1.6bn? Perhaps Gordie has borrowed the money to place the bet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasthetanker Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Sorry it was me, I've run out of credit cards to apply for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash2006 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Barclays spokesman Alistair Smith, HSBC spokesman Richard Lindsay, Deutsche Bank AG spokesman Ronald Weichert and Commerzbank AG spokesman Maximilian Bicker declined to comment. Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc spokeswoman Carolyn McAdam, HBOS Plc spokesman Mark Hemmingway, Lloyds TSB Group Plc spokeswoman Kirsty Clay, Northern Rock Plc spokesman Brian Giles and Alliance & Leicester Plc spokesman Stuart Dawkins declined to comment. you must loved it, ill go with barclays and maybe n rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully Detached Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Apologies if this has been posted 3-4 times - I looked before I posted it and I still can't see any threads on it now? If it's been done, then mods please merge / delete as appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash2006 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) looks like abs(mbs) is dead for 5 years if not more. Edited August 30, 2007 by crash2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbrown Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 looks like abs(mbs) is dead for 5 years if not more. It's like the whole of the world has gone BTL crazy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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