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Chris Snyder

Chris Snyder is an Economist in the New York office having joined the Economics Department from a previous role as a Business Analyst in the Structured Finance Group of Moody's. Prior to joining Moody's in March 2007, Chris was employed in various business development and strategic planning positions within the media industry. Mr. Snyder received a B.A. in Economics and Finance from Pace University.
Articles by Chris Snyder
23-AUG-10  Record August Issuance – Yet Organic Growth Remains in Question
23-AUG-10  Credit Spreads Improve Despite Economic News
18-AUG-10  Mortgage Refinancings Surge While New Home Purchases Remain Lackluster
17-AUG-10  Producer Price Index Rises in July - Continues Volatile Trend
18-NOV-09  October Correction in New Residential Construction Doesn’t Effect Rising Surge Led by Single-Family Homes as Fundamentals for Demand for New Homes Sales Continues to Stabilize
17-NOV-09  Surge in Industrial Production Confirms an End to the Recession; Total Capacity Utilization Improves as Technology Continues to Deteriorate
15-SEP-09  US Industrials Dominate Downgrades - US & W. Europe Ratings Trends In-line with Recovery - E. Europe Faces Challenges
10-SEP-09  Declining Initial Claims Continues to Pull Down Continuing Claims
20-AUG-09  ABS Continues to Drive Total Structured Finance Issuance – Fed’s TALF Keeps Market Alive
16-JUN-09  May’s Housing Starts Well Below 12-Month Average - Could Represent Formation of Bottom for Home Price Deflation
16-JUN-09  Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization Form New Record Lows - Economic Slack Could Prolong Recovery
28-MAY-09  April's Flat New Home Sales Still In-line with Overall Trend of Diminishing Supply, Signs of Potential Healing
13-APR-09  Q1'09 Rating Outlook Changes Place 2009 on Pace With 2008 -- Forewarn of Continued High Risk Levels
13-APR-09  Q1 Rating Change Downgrades Set Unprecedented Levels - Signal Downgrades to Dominate Well into 2010
06-FEB-09  January Rating Changes Project Negative Actions Dominating through 2010; First Week of February Downgrades Tears Through Both Financials & Industrials
09-JAN-09  2009 Opens with Rating Actions on $385B of Debt for Financials Institutions
31-DEC-08  Declining Interests Rates and Regulatory Stimulus Seek to Form a Floor for Home Price Deflation
14-NOV-08  Record Monthly Export Declines and Strengthening Dollar Project Grim Year-End for Trade - GDP Growth’s Last Leg
18-SEP-08  Data Signals Beginning Bottom for Home Price Deflation and Potential 2009 Recovery
16-SEP-08  Decline in Headline CPI Offers Fed Officials Some Leeway for Potential Rate Cut
15-SEP-08  August’s Steep Decline in Industrial Production Is Expected to Continue Amidst Weakening Labor Markets and Consumer Spending
20-AUG-08  MBA Survey Reveals Truth Behind Continued Distressed Residential Mortgage and Consumer Spending
19-AUG-08  July’s sudden increase in PPI sends ripples of market anxiety, CPI expected to follow lead
08-AUG-08  Q2 2008 Economic Hardship Places Renewed Pressure on Sub-Prime and Alt-A Delinquency Rates and Cumulative Losses for 2006 and 2007 Vintages
16-JUL-08  CPI – The Dismal Indicator: Bad News and Potentially Worse News
11-JUL-08  Federal Decline in Revenues Lends Itself to Reveal Continued Weakness in Corporate Revenues
11-JUL-08  Rise in Import and Export Prices Signal Continued Upward Inflationary Pressures; Imports Driven By Petroleum and Metals, Exports Driven By Food
10-JUL-08  Fannie and Freddie: Systemic Risks Reflected in CDS Spreads; Peak on New Concerns
30-JUN-08  June Ends With Unfavorable Rating Outlook Changes: Automotives Primarily Affected
24-JUN-08  A Very Telling Treasury Yield
06-JUN-08  May Proposes and Easing in the ABS Student Market with Mixed Outlook
12-MAY-08  Moody’s Negative Outlook for US Apparel Industry Supported by Economic Trends: Reflection of Consumer Appetite and Potential Recovery
25-APR-08  High-Yield Corporate Default Rates Well Below That of 2001 Recession, Signaling a Potentially Soft Recession
08-APR-08  Recent Uptick In ABX-HE AAA Is Misleading When Compared With Underlying Debt Performance
25-MAR-08  An Overview of the Current Condition of the CMBS Market: Risks and Outlook
11-MAR-08  Continued Weakness In Small Business Hiring Supports Likelihood Of U.S. Recession
15-FEB-08  Some Concerns Relating to Potential Losses in the Credit Default Swap Market; Financial Guarantors, the Weakest Link
08-FEB-08  Continued Central Bank Liquidity Should Alleviate Pressure on US Residential ARM Reset Risk

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