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The 2017 Stress Tests: Are US Banks Really in Good Shape?

August 24, 2017

THE 2017 STRESS TESTS: ARE US BANKS REALLY IN GOOD SHAPE?  “… equally efficacious, and equally a hoax.” – Benjamin Disraeli, 1848[1] One of the highlights of the U.S. summer for Fed watchers is the annual ritual in which the Fed’s economic soothsayers peer into their crystal balls, a.k.a. their stress tests, to reassure us that the […]

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If You Cannot Tell the Truth, Hide the Truth

September 24, 2015

If You Cannot Tell the Truth, Hide the Truth The motto of the ECB is plain and simple: why reform when we still have some power? Governments will fight until the last drop of blood is spilled; they assume it will be your blood, not theirs. We will see the opposite of transparency unfold along […]

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What bank stress tests don’t tell you about banking system resilience | New Economics Foundation

December 19, 2014

What bank stress tests don’t tell you about banking system resilience | New Economics Foundation. The Bank of England has just released the results of its first ‘stress test’ of UK banks, designed to assess whether they have enough capital to weather a severe financial storm. While headlines have focused on the fact that the […]

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The Scariest Number Revealed Today: $1.114 Trillion In Eurozone Bad Debt | Zero Hedge

October 26, 2014

The Scariest Number Revealed Today: $1.114 Trillion In Eurozone Bad Debt | Zero Hedge. As we previously reported, the ECB’s latest stress test was once again patently flawed from the start. Why? Because as we noted earlier, in its most draconian, “adverse” scenario, the ECB simply refused to contemplate the possibility of deflation. And here’s why. Buried deep […]

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ECB Announces Stress Test Results: Here Are The 25 Banks That Failed | Zero Hedge

October 26, 2014

ECB Announces Stress Test Results: Here Are The 25 Banks That Failed | Zero Hedge. As was leaked on Friday, when the market surged on news that some 25 banks would fail the ECB’s third stress test (because in the New Normal more bank failures means more bailouts, means the richer get richest, means more […]

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Europe, or The 28 Stooges – The Automatic Earth

October 25, 2014

Europe, or The 28 Stooges – The Automatic Earth. Russell Lee Sharecropper mother teaching children in home, Transylvania, LA. Jan 1939 Europe is fast turning into a freak comedy show. Very fast. Or maybe we should say it’s always been one, and it’s just that the Larry, Curly and Moe moves are only now coming out in […]

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ECB cools speculation over bank health checks ahead of results | Reuters

October 22, 2014

ECB cools speculation over bank health checks ahead of results | Reuters. (Reuters) – The European Central Bank cautioned on Wednesday against speculation over the outcome of its stress tests after a media report said at least 11 banks had failed the landmark financial health checks, driving some banking shares lower. Austria’s Erste Group (ERST.VI) rejected the […]

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