https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/This blog is maintained and updated by Rakesh Saxena, a specialist in the pricing of securitized financial instruments and related insurance and derivative products. Rakesh Saxena has over 35 years of experience in the international capital markets, and has undertaken extensive deal making in the emerging economies. Email: derivatives@shaw.ca and saxena@shaw.ca. Website: www.quoteplatform.com.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/582218Prudent investors are correcting in wondering why the emerging markets need stimulus packages when they are growing at impressive rates. Either the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers do not represent the true state of affairs within these economies, or GDP declarations by governments are...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/575747Recent facts from the emerging markets demand that American corporations conduct a fundamental review of the nature, quality and behaviour of their offshore assets. And stock analysts recommending long positions in American companies with significant overseas income flows need to recognize that...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/573564Three-month Libor settled at 4.75% today, and as the spread between three-month treasuries and three-month Libor (TED spread) breached the 400bp barrier. Are these indicators of liquidity simply awaiting adjustment following the completion of the Lehman Brothers credit default swap auction on...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/572587While the turmoil in the debt markets is set to continue, despite the passage of the bailout package, Wall Street analysts are now busy making the case for equities. “There are unique buying opportunities out there today,” is a classic refrain in the television and print media. Really? Wilful...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/550525Wall Street analysts and prominent economists are trying to convince investors that the worst of the mortgage debt crisis may well be over, and that the fundamentals disclose a sustainable basis for a gradual turnaround. In reality, unless there is a dramatic adjustment in the pricing of loans...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SaxenaPricing/547875An overwhelming majority of mining juniors are engaged in a continuous struggle to raise equity at the best possible corporate valuations. Given the existing levels of their share prices, are they simply creating dilution for their shareholders? Is debt, or convertible debt, a much more viable...