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Banks and Risk Management
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Asia/Pacific
Australia: Finance and Banking
Demand for Private Credit in Australia Sustained in August; Outlook Remains Weak
Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks : Nonbank Intermediaries : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Securitization and Structured Finance :
Taiwan: Finance and Banking
How Are Taiwan's Banks Weathering the Global Financial Crisis?
Northeast Asia : Taiwan : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks :
South Korea: Finance and Banking
South Korea's 2011 Bank Earnings Rises on Lower Bad Debt Expenses
Northeast Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Japan: Finance and Banking
IMF Conducts Stress Tests on Japanese Banks: Sovereign Debt Exposure a Top Concern
Japanese Firms Increase Demand for Loans in Q3
Japan : Northeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Malaysia: Banking Sector
Will Malaysian Banks Maintain Robust Growth in 2012?
Malaysia : Southeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Philippines: Financial Sector
Are Philippine Bank Balance Sheets Sound?
Philippines : Southeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?
Sukuk Issuance in the GCC: Is There a Recovery in Sight?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Southeast Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :
Europe
CIS: Banking Sector
Russia: Industrial Output Continues To Plunge
Russian Banking System: Revival in Credit Growth
Commonwealth of Independent States : Emerging Europe and CIS : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Europe : Frontier Markets : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Basel Accords
Basel III: US$566 Billion Additional Equity Demand, Macroeconomic Impact Highly Uncertain
EU Implementation of Basel III: EU Council Reaches Deal
Turkey: Banking Sector
Turkish Banking: Regulator Imposes New Measures to Curb Lending
Turkey : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks :
EU and EMU Institutional Framework
Greek EZ Precedent: Who Will Blink First in This Dangerous Game of Chicken?
Stabiltiy Bond Consultation Results: Yes, but...
Central Europe: Banking Sectors
Polish Banks: Generally Healthy, but Exposed to EZ Crisis
Czech Republic: Stress Tests Indicate Banking Sector Would Withstand Deep Recession
Czech Republic : Emerging Europe and CIS : Hungary : Poland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks :
The European Financial Stability Framework
Financial Transactions Tax: Germany Looking for Alternative Taxes
Cross-Border Micro and Macro-Prudential Regulation: New Agencies Open Their Doors
Europe : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Banks : Financial Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
EU Banking System
Irish Banks: Deleveraging Continues, Recapitalization Needed, SME Lending Still Weak
Spanish Banks: Spain Prepares to Rescue Third Largest Lender
Eurozone : France : Advanced Economies : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Banks : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
Russia: Banking Sector
Russian Banking System: Revival in Credit Growth
More Consolidation On the Way for Russian Banking Sector?
Russia : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Emerging Markets : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Too-Big-To-Fail Banks
Too Big to Fail Status Report: Unwieldy Dodd-Frank Legislation Faces Backlash
Contingent Convertibles(CoCos): Europe to Use CoCos to Aid Ailing Banks
Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Banks : Financial Regulation :
Greece: Banking Sector
Greece Taps Rescue Fund to Nationalize Proton Bank
Major Central Banks Cut Dollar Swap Rates to Ease EZ Funding Stress
Eurozone : Greece : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Middle East and Africa
Middle East: Economic Profile
Spillover Effects from Europe’s Debt Woes to the MENA Region?
GCC Growth Underpinned by Stronger Oil Production
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Banks : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
Saudi Arabia: Financial Sector
How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Banks : Financial Regulation :
Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?
Sukuk Issuance in the GCC: Is There a Recovery in Sight?
Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Southeast Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :
North America
Regulation and Banks
JPMorgan Trading Debacle: Bolstering the Case for Volcker Rule?
Value-at-Risk or Expected Shortfall: JP Morgan Ranks Second in NYU Stern's Systemic Risk Index
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Banks : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
Banks and Litigations Risks
U.S. Foreclosure Mess: Banks Restart Proceedings Amid Investigations
How Much Will the U.S. Foreclosure Mess Cost?
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks : Financial Regulation :
Basel Accords
Basel III: US$566 Billion Additional Equity Demand, Macroeconomic Impact Highly Uncertain
EU Implementation of Basel III: EU Council Reaches Deal
Market Strategy
Emerging Markets Quarterly
Fixed Income/Foreign Exchange: Taming Inflation—Mission Impossible?
By Apr 21, 2011
Market Strategy
GLOBAL FINANCIALS QUARTERLY: QE2—A Reprieve for Deflation and Bank Earnings?
By Nov 23, 2010
Emerging Markets Quarterly
Brazil: Delicate Balance Between Funding Quality and Tighter Capital Controls
By Oct 22, 2010
Emerging Markets Quarterly
The Big Picture: East is East; South is South; West is West; North is North...Yet the Twain Seem to Meet…
By Oct 22, 2010
Emerging Markets Quarterly
Latin America: Regional Currencies Attractive, Though With Divergent Growth Patterns
By Oct 22, 2010
Emerging Markets Quarterly
Middle East and North Africa: Dominated by Economies on Cusp Between Frontier and Emerging Markets
By Oct 22, 2010
Emerging Markets Quarterly
Executive Summary: Turning the Tables—Our Inaugural EM Asset Allocation and Regional Views
By Oct 22, 2010
Market Strategy
Financial Institutions: New BIS Ratios—One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
By Sep 13, 2010
Market Strategy
Q3 2010 Scenario Analysis: Macroeconomic Factors & Asset Class Investment Implications
By Aug 2, 2010
Market Strategy
Cross Asset Monthly: A Summer of Discontent: Navigating the Tug of War Between Greed and Fear
By Jul 27, 2010
Economic Research
Europe Weekly
UK QE2; Hungarian Financial Stability Concerns; Swedish Policy Bullets; Swiss Currency Strength; Irish Growth Outlook
By Sep 23, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Middle East and North Africa Outlook Update: Global Storm Exacerbates Transition
By Sep 21, 2011
Economic Research
A Radical Policy Response to the Rising Risks of a Depression and Financial Crisis
By Sep 13, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Recession Watch; Canadian Consumer Spending and Monetary Policy
By Aug 22, 2011
Economic Research
Strengths and Vulnerabilities in Emerging Europe: A Balance Sheet Approach
By Aug 19, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Leading Indicators Point South; Canada Suffers Trade and Growth Lull
By Aug 15, 2011
Europe Weekly
Inflation Concerns Easing in EZ, Switzerland, UK, Hungary and Czech Republic
By Aug 12, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S.: Stalled Growth, Closer to Outright Recession, While Rating Downgrade Increases Uncertainty; Modest Growth for Canadian Labor Market
By Aug 8, 2011
North America Weekly
A Closer Look at U.S. Q2 GDP and Revisions; Canada’s May GDP Hurts Q2 Estimate
By Aug 1, 2011
Economic Research
Conference Call Replay: U.S. Debt Scenarios and Implications for Growth and Asset Classes
By Aug 1, 2011
Europe Weekly
Spanish Politics; EFSF Ratification; German Soft Landing; Czech Monetary Policy; Turkish Depreciation
By Jul 29, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Switzerland Outlook Update: Continued Franc Strength to Dent Economic Growth
By Jul 29, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Eyes on Q2 GDP; Canada: Q2 GDP to Slow; Q4 Hike in the Cards
By Jul 25, 2011
Europe Weekly
UK Monetary Policy; Eurozone Inflation; Swedish Households; Eastern European Banks; Turkish Consumer Confidence; Polish Manufacturing
By Jul 22, 2011
Economic Research
Second Bailout Package for Greece and Stabilization of the EMU Framework—Options and Solutions
By Jul 21, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Trade, Consumption and Weak Macroeconomic Data Show Downside for H2—Stay Tuned; Bank of Canada—No Move Until Q4 2011
By Jul 18, 2011
Europe Weekly
Greek Debt; Volatile Turkish Inflation; Fragile Irish Growth; Russia's Weak Fixed Investment; Poland's Shale Gas Bonanza; Denmark's Bank Woes
By Jul 8, 2011
Europe Weekly
Risks and Growth Prospects Across the EZ, UK, Nordics, Emerging Europe and CIS
By Jul 1, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S.: A Weak ISM and FOMC Musings; Canada: Strong Inflation For Now
By Jun 27, 2011
Europe Weekly
Turkish Credit Growth; UK Consumption; Russian Payroll Tax; Greek Crisis Impact on Romania; Finnish Growth Policy
By Jun 24, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Spain Outlook Update: Fiscal Housekeeping Shifts to Regional Governments
By Jun 23, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Asia Outlook Update: Strong Growth, Stronger Inflation, Trailing Policy Responses
By Jun 21, 2011
North America Weekly
Revising Up Our U.S. Core Inflation Outlook; Brief Consumer Spending Recovery for Canada Amid Falling Labor Productivity
By Jun 20, 2011
Europe Weekly
Greek Crisis; German Banks Exposed; Irish Bondholders; Czech Banking Risks; Turkish Wage-Price Spiral
By Jun 17, 2011
LatAm Weekly
Peru to Decelerate to Sustainable Growth Levels; Chile to Grow at Potential in H2 2011
By Jun 13, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. CPI Gains Will Temper in Q2; Canadian Job Creation Set to Moderate after Peaking in Q1
By Jun 13, 2011
Economic Research
EZ Policy Makers Will Avoid Tough Decisions and Continue to Muddle Through for Now
By Jun 3, 2011
North America Weekly
Q2 Off to a Soft Start for U.S., Bank of Canada Slow to Normalize
By May 31, 2011
Europe Weekly
ECB Collateral Holdings; German Dynamics; UK Corporates; Turkish Monetary Policy; Polish Consumption; Hungarian Mortgage Relief
By May 27, 2011
Economic Research
Much Ado About Relatively Little: Contagion Risks From an Orderly Greek Debt Restructuring Are Modest, Contained and Manageable
By May 24, 2011
Economic Research
UK Financial Regulation: Pricing and Competitive Implications for Banks
By May 19, 2011
North America Weekly
Eyes on the CPIs: A Close Look at Headline and Core Inflation in the U.S. and Canada
By May 16, 2011
Europe Weekly
Eurozone Core Comes Up Trumps in Q1; UK, EZ Periphery Moving at Half Speed
By May 13, 2011
North America Weekly
Conflicted U.S. Employment Report; Canadian Conservatives Win Strong Mandate
By May 9, 2011
Europe Weekly
Shrinking Eurozone Liquidity; Russia's Banking Worries; Icesave Implications
By May 6, 2011
LatAm Weekly
Brazil’s Central Bank Moves Cautiously Forward While Banxico Remains Neutral
By May 2, 2011
Asia Weekly
Indonesia and Philippines Inflation; Australia and India Monetary Policy Meetings
By Apr 28, 2011
North America Weekly
FOMC Takes Center Stage in U.S.; Q1 Sets Tone For Slowing Canadian Growth
By Apr 25, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Q1 GDP Forecast Gets a Downgrade as Canada's Prospects Remain Bright
By Apr 18, 2011
Economic Research
Greek Debt Restructuring Debate: Is the Official Sector Converging Toward 'Plan B'?
By Apr 6, 2011
Economic Research
Global Financials Quarterly: Bank Earnings Face the Music as Stimulus Fades
By Mar 25, 2011
Economic Research
Q2 2011 Geostrategy Note: The Scent of Jasmine, Japan's Mega-Crisis and Other Global Drama
By Mar 24, 2011
Economic Research
Bank of England to Hold the Line Against Temporary Surge in Inflation
By Mar 15, 2011
Economic Research
Brazil: Market Expectations Readjust Down on Dovish Monetary Policy Minutes
By Mar 10, 2011
Economic Research
Middle East Turmoil and Contagion: A Geoeconomic Tsunami for the Global Economy?
By Feb 23, 2011
Economic Research
Colombia: Industrial Production and Retail Sales Continue to Diverge
By Feb 21, 2011
Economic Research
U.S. Retail Sales to Improve, Housing Starts Modest in Busy Data Week
By Feb 14, 2011
Economic Research
Malaysia's Headline Inflation Accelerates in January, Core Inflation Outlook Less Certain
By Feb 10, 2011
Economic Research
Venezuela: Devaluation, Heavy Rains and International Shocks Hit Inflation
By Feb 9, 2011
Economic Research
Looking Beyond Base Effects and Data Volatility in India’s Industrial Production
By Feb 3, 2011
Europe Weekly
Greek Debt Restructuring; Turkish Monetary Policy; German Elections; Swedish Banks
By Jan 21, 2011
Europe Weekly
Ireland’s Political Game; Germany’s Economic Slowdown; UK’s Banking Vulnerabilities
By Nov 26, 2010
Economic Research
Comparing Spain With Ireland and Other PIIGS: Better in Some Ways, More at Risk in Others
By Nov 25, 2010
Economic Research
An Orderly Market-Based Approach to the Restructuring of Eurozone Sovereign Debts Obviates the Need for Statutory Approaches
By Nov 15, 2010
Economic Research
Ireland: Bank Bailout Costs Could Top €50 Billion, But Only Under a Severe Scenario
By Nov 15, 2010
Europe Weekly
EZ Current Accounts; Sweden's Hung Parliament Risk; Basel III Impact on German Banks
By Sep 17, 2010
Europe Weekly
Shrinking Russian Trade Surplus; the UK PMI Message; Czech Banks Still Solid
By Sep 10, 2010
Economic Research
Europe Weekly Spotlight: Greek Loan Review; Depressed French Consumers; UK Financial Reform
By Aug 6, 2010
Economic Research
Europe Weekly Spotlight: EZ Corporate Credit Conditions; Inflation Risks in Russia
By Jul 30, 2010
Economic Research
Adjustment Dynamics in Spain: Will Belt-Tightening Cinch Off Growth?
By Jun 10, 2010
Economic Research
Greece/EZ Crisis: Slow Motion Train Wreck of Greek Bank Contagion Accelerates
By Apr 9, 2010
Economic Research
The Greece Dilemma: Sovereign Debts Imperiling the Euro and Challenging EU Ties
By Jan 19, 2010
Economic Research
Ten Reasons Why the Stress Tests Are "Schmess" Tests and Why the Current Muddle-Through Approach to the Bank Crisis May Not Succeed
By May 8, 2009
Economic Research
It is Time for a Special Insolvency Regime for Systemically Important Financial Institutions (Non-Bank Financial Firms and Bank Holding Companies)
By Mar 25, 2009
Economic Research
Post Mortem - Lehman CDS Settlement: US$360 Billion or US$6 Billion?
By Oct 23, 2008
Economic Research
Revisiting my February Paper “The Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown: The 12 Steps to Financial Disaster”… and Some New Policy Recommendations to Avoid the Meltdown
By Oct 8, 2008
Economic Research
The Fed Keeps on Wasting Time While the Mother of All Bank Runs is Underway
By Oct 6, 2008
Economic Research
Financial and Corporate System is in Cardiac Arrest: The Risk of the Mother of All Bank Runs
By Oct 3, 2008
Economic Research
The U.S. and Global Financial Crisis is Becoming Much More Severe in Spite of the Treasury Rescue Plan. The Risk of a Total Systemic Meltdown is Now as High as Ever
By Sep 29, 2008
Economic Research
Is Purchasing $700 billion of Toxic Assets the Best Way to Recapitalize the Financial System? No! It is Rather a Disgrace and Rip-Off Benefitting only the Shareholders and Unsecured Creditors of Banks
By Sep 28, 2008
Economic Research
HOME (Home Owners’ Mortgage Enterprise): A 10 Step Plan to Resolve the Financial Crisis
By Sep 24, 2008
Economic Research
The Unraveling of the Shadow Banking System Moves to Hedge Funds as Schmalpha Replaces Alpha
By Sep 23, 2008
Economic Research
If Lehman Collapses, Expect a Run on All of the Other Broker Deals and the Collapse of the Shadow Banking System
By Sep 17, 2008
Economic Research
Who is Going to Rescue the Hundreds of Busted U.S. Banks? Don’t Count on Suckering Again the Foreign Governments (the Sovereign Wealth Funds). And the Biggest Fire Sale in the History of Humanity…
By Jul 25, 2008
Economic Research
The Coming Systemic Bust of the U.S. Banking System: “Dead Stocks Rallying”
By Jul 20, 2008
Economic Research
Insolvency of the Fannie and Freddie Predicted Here Two Years Ago. What Happens Next? Or How to Avoid the “Mother of All Bailouts”
By Jul 11, 2008
Economic Research
The Delusional Complacency That the "Worst is Behind Us" is Rapidly Melting Away... and the Risk of Another Run Against Systemically Important Broker Dealers
By Jun 27, 2008
Economic Research
Ten Fundamental Issues in Reforming Financial Regulation and Supervision in a World of Financial Innovation and Globalization
By Mar 31, 2008
Economic Research
Can the Fed and Policy Makers Avoid a Systemic Financial Meltdown? Most Likely Not.
By Feb 8, 2008
Economic Research
The Rising Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown: The Twelve Steps to Disaster
By Feb 5, 2008
EconoMonitors
Finance & Markets Channel
ProPublica’s Off Base Charges About Freddie Mac’s Mortgage “Bets”
Jan 31, 2012
Europe Channel
Hot News! The Wehrmacht Failed to Take Greece. Now Germany Tries Again, With a Different Method.
Jan 29, 2012
Great Leap Forward
MORTGAGE FRAUD REVISITED: Why Did the Fed Pump and Dump US Real Estate Markets?
Jan 17, 2012
Europe Channel
ECB/Fed Support for the European Banking System - 750 Billion USD, and Counting ...
Jan 5, 2012
Finance & Markets Channel
On the ECB’s Long-Term Refinancing Operation and 2012 Macro Ideas for Investors
Dec 22, 2011
Great Leap Forward
PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAYS AND MMT: It's a Funny World, News Recap on the Eve of Xmas
Dec 20, 2011
Dan Alpert's Two Cents
In Flanders Fields of Dreams (or, €Zone Core c. 2012 = AIG c. 2008?)
Dec 13, 2011
Great Leap Forward
BERNANKE’S OBFUSCATION ON THE 29 TRILLION DOLLAR BAILOUT: RESPONSE TO CRITICS
Dec 10, 2011
Great Leap Forward
BERNANKE’S OBFUSCATION CONTINUES: The Fed's $29 Trillion Bail-out of Wall Street
Dec 8, 2011
Europe Channel
Full Text: Standard & Poor’s Puts Ratings on Eurozone Sovereigns on CreditWatch with Negative Implications
Dec 6, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
Does Anybody Who Gets It Believe Central Banks Did All That Much Yesterday?
Dec 1, 2011
RGE Analysts
Central Banks' Actions: Important, But a Safety Net Rather Than Strong Medicine
Nov 30, 2011
Great Leap Forward
MORE SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE: Time to Demand Transparency and Accountability of Our Public Stewards
Nov 30, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
Judge Rakoff Whacks SEC Yet Again, This Time Over Citi CDO Settlement
Nov 29, 2011
United States Channel
FDR Explains One Dimension of Our Problem: Bankers Own the Government
Nov 23, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
The Complete and Annotated Guide to the European Bank Run (or the Final Phase of Goldman's World Domination Plan)
Nov 20, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
In the Matter of Lehman Brothers - Part 2: Well Structured Messes
Nov 16, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
In the Matter of Lehman Brothers – Part 1: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Nov 14, 2011
United States Channel
The End of Loser Liberalism: An Interview with Dean Baker Part II
Nov 14, 2011
RGE Analysts
Without Interest Rate Reform, China Will Not Pull Private Lending Out of the Shadows
Nov 11, 2011
Geostrategy Channel
Europe Begins Its Endgame. Watch and Learn, for Europe’s Problems Are the World’s.
Nov 11, 2011
Emerging Markets Channel
Lurking in the Shadows—The Risks from Nonbank Intermediation in China
Nov 3, 2011
Europe Channel
How the Latest Emergency Euro Summit Addresses the Sovereign Debt Crisis
Oct 27, 2011
Europe Channel
Greek Crisis Will Require €500 Billion ($700) in 2010-2020 - And it Won't Be Enough
Oct 26, 2011
United States Channel
Wall Street Is Still Out of Control, and Why Obama Should Call for Glass-Steagall and a Breakup of Big Banks
Oct 26, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
The CCP Idea - Will a Central Counter Party Tame Derivatives Market Risks?
Oct 24, 2011
Daily Digest
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European Central Bank: Action Likely in June
“Despite the resurgence of the sovereign debt crisis, we do not foresee another multiyear long-term refinancing operation (LTRO) in our base case.”
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