Friday, December 24, 2010

Bankruptcy/Default/Insolvency: The Economic Theme for 2011


The Economic Theme for 2011 will be Sovereign/State/Cities Bankruptcy/Default/Insolvency, continuing with Sovereign default in Europe that started with the collapse of Iceland, Greece and now Ireland. The next European countries in line for collapse are Portugal, Belgium, Spain and Italy.

Also expected to be occurring in 2011 will be the collapse of  the States and Cities in the US, which started with Prichard, Alabama.


Alabama Town’s Failed Pension Is a Warning as to what is coming in 2011. 

Prichard, Ala., presents a worst case for public pension funds: It stopped sending checks in 200


Here is a link to a full article by New York Times.

In a CBS 60-Minute interview, Meredith Whitney said that hundreds of municipalities in the US may go bankrupt and default on their bond within 12 month.