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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Here are the numbers...look for yourself.

From VOX Economics @

http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/2667


Table 1. Estimated Size of the Global Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Securitisation Market, Classified by Collateral Employed (in billions of dollars)Prime Mortgage-Backed Securities
$3,800
Subprime Mortgage-Backed Securities
$780
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
$940
Consumer ABS
$650
High-Grade Corporate Debt
$3,000
High-Yield Corporate Debt
$600
Collateralized Debt Obligations
$400
Collateralized Loan Obligations
$350
Other ABS
$1,100
Total
$11,920
Source: Compiled from a variety of sources including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Lehman Brothers, Markit.com, Merrill Lynch and IMF Staff estimates.

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