Comments on: HSBC or Homebuilders: who are you listening to? http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you.html Finance, Economics and Markets Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you.html#comment-39 Anonymous Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you-listening-to.html#comment-39 Northern Rock was a one-off IMHO. The fact the consequences of it for the government keep getting worse and worse (for example the EU just had a go at it yesterday) means they have little appetite for repeating the trick.<br/><br/>There's also no money left to allow it.<br/><br/>Nick Northern Rock was a one-off IMHO. The fact the consequences of it for the government keep getting worse and worse (for example the EU just had a go at it yesterday) means they have little appetite for repeating the trick.

There’s also no money left to allow it.

Nick

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you.html#comment-35 Anonymous Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:37:00 +0000 http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you-listening-to.html#comment-35 They might as well ask him for a new Hummer for every HBF member while they're at it.<br/><br/>Nick They might as well ask him for a new Hummer for every HBF member while they’re at it.

Nick

]]> By: Edward Harrison http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you.html#comment-37 Edward Harrison Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2008/06/hsbc-or-homebuilders-who-are-you-listening-to.html#comment-37 I think the BoE will hold rates, but after Mervyn King's about-face on Northern Rock, people think they might be able to swing him round to their way of thinking. One never knows. I think the BoE will hold rates, but after Mervyn King’s about-face on Northern Rock, people think they might be able to swing him round to their way of thinking. One never knows.

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