Research Zeitgeist: First Quarter Top Posts
The continuing fallout of the subprime-induced credit crunch dominated the most-read posts at Research Recap in the first quarter. Indeed, all ten were related in some way to the financial turbulence.
When Research Recap first began posting on hitherto obscure topics such as subprime-backed debt instruments last summer, few outside the financial markets had heard of CDO, SIV and CDS. Now they are featured, if not fully understood, in the general media.
With subprime becoming prime time, our visitors are looking for the next shoe to drop. Judging by the hugely popular chart-topping post Warning Signs Seen in Rising Credit Card Delinquencies, there’s plenty of concern to go around. This post from CreditSights jumped right to the top of the rankings, despite being posted in the last week of the quarter.
It is gratifying to see people turning to Research Recap in increasing numbers in search of education on esoteric topics. The silver and bronze medals go to Research Primers on Credit Default Swaps, from Fitch, and on Structured Investment Vehicles, from Moody’s, both posted in January.
“Monolines” also become front page news and made the #4 spot, thanks to Standard & Poor’s February post, Bond Insurer Downgrades Could Lead to Bank Downgrades.
In fifth place, with a steady level of interest over several weeks, was the December analysis, Role of Hedge Funds in Subprime Crisis Examined, from the International Monetary Fund.
But the “Dark Side of the Moon” award for longest time in the charts goes to the very first Research Primer we posted in June, on Subprime Mortgage Lending from NERA Economic Consulting.
Oxford Analytica weighed in at #7 with its early January contribution Market-led Measures Not Enough to Solve Subprime Fallout. CreditSights featured again at #8 with its March post Write-down Spotlight Shifts to European Banks.
An early-March post from multiple sources, Alternative Proposals to Stem Subprime Foreclosures, took the ninth spot and the mid-March contribution Audit Integrity Questions Citigroup’s Risk Assessment rounded out the top ten.
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