This graphic illustrates one of the most complex parts of finance, at the heart of the credit crunch. The world of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) and the spread of the risk they have was brought to life in a colorful manner -to differentiate different risk levels.
The concept of a CDO cube had not even been reported before - and we did it in a graphic. Graphs like this are very relevant to bring the reader closer to issues that - even if they think they're not interested in - matter to them, and their pockets. It was a challnge, but I am very happy with the result. I got very good feedback, people saying, "Wow, the Guardian is really on top of things." What do you think?
DATA: UK bailouts
GRAPHIC: the mother of all CDOs (PDF)
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