Julio: > Now, if I understand you well, you're suggesting to have TCB help > TT with (2) by picking up some of TT's Eurobond issues.
This is not helping TT. Once TT issues the bonds and sells in the primary market, the game is over for the TT. The terms and conditions of the bonds are set at that time and TT will make its future payments according to these terms and conditions. Whatever TCB does in the secondary market does not change the terms and conditions set in the primary market. > Since the TT already owes 35b in Eurobonds and TCB holds 50b in > US treasuries, you imagine that TCB could by itself hold all TT's > Eurodebt and give TT a break by charging, say, only the LIBOR. No. I said no such thing. All I said was that TCB can trade the TT Eurodollar bonds, that is, buy and sell them, and doing this influences the spread. For example, in the event of a sell off of any bond, if you go out there and start buying the bond, you can stop a drop in the price and may even push it up. As far as the outstanding 35 billion Eurobonds are concerned, on the other hand, nothing will change for TT no matter what the TCB does in the secondary market, as I explained above, so why would doing this be giving a break to TT? > You'd be implying that the market for U.S. public debt and Eurodollar > debt is acting stupid. Remember, I worked in that market for many years. Further, I teach Debt Pricing at the PhD level. Why would I imply such a thing especially after all that knowledge and experience? Some of my colleagues were smart, others were stupid but in the end life goes on there too. > Is this your reasoning? I guess I answered this. Sabri ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
