How did Europe’s bank stress tests give Dexia a clean bill of health? |...
It may seem like a lifetime away, but it is only in July that the European Banking Authority published the result of “stress tests” on 90 banks across 21 countries in the EU, covering around 65% of the...
View ArticleIMF stress tests China/Australia bust – macrobusiness.com.au
I don’t wish to be too alarming. These are stress tests and scenarios not yet reality. But, there is logic in the thought that we currently face the possibility of the final two scenarios happening...
View ArticleCitigroup Vows to Try Again as Some Lenders Fail Fed Test – Bloomberg
Citigroup (C), SunTrust (STI), MetLife (MET) and Ally Financial failed to get their capital plans approved in the Fed’s stress tests, which mandated a minimum tier 1 capital ratio of 5%. Citi had a...
View ArticleAustralia: Did APRA assume a bailout in its stress test?
Houses and Holes at Macrobusiness.com.au makes an important point regarding the Australian mortgage insurance sector towards the end of this article: John Laker, head of APRA, is out today with a...
View ArticleJ.P. Morgan, Goldman Get a Dose of Fed’s Reserve | WSJ.com
David Reilly reports on the Fed’s latest stress tests: The passes show how far big U.S. banks have come since the financial crisis. But capital levels seen under the tests, and taking into account the...
View ArticleA leash is being thrown over the Australian mortgage monster | Macrobusiness
Posted by Houses and Holes Published with kind permission from Macrobusiness. This post is long but you must read it. The Australian economy faces a potential decades long turning point on events that...
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