Bond maven Bill Gross has raised his estimate of losses from the credit crunch to $1 trillion. One has to note that his firm is a large holder of Freddie and Fannie debt and he issued this pronouncement the day after the GSE rescue bill passed the House and looks certain to become law.
Note also that this is far from the gloomiest view on record. Well respected analyst Frank Venerose now predicts $2 trillion in credit related losses; Hedge fund Bridgewater, whose research is read by central banks, expects $1.6 trillion in markdowns; hedge fund manager John Paulson, who bet aggressively and successfully on the subprime debt debacle, anticipates $1.3 billion.
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