European Banks â Paid to Lend
The European Central Bank (ECB) provided EUR1.3tr to banks at a negative interest rate, to promote, to push lending, to support economies,...
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Wirecard â Yolkâs On Everyone
*Another Potential Fraud: Shares of Wirecard (WDI.GR) fell by as much as 67% after the German payments and card-issuing firm disclosed that Ernst...
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A Bridge (Way) Too Far
*Software Assets To Become Part Of CET1: The European Banking Authority (EBA) [and we are not exactly shocked that the entire banking sector is in...
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Providing Crack To An Addict Is Not A Sustainable Global Strategy
*Staring Into The Abyss: Although the market has rebounded since March, we were very close to looking into the abyss with the S&P 500 closing...
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Smartkarma Originals
Bank Contingent Capital & Coronavirus Contagion
When you purchase bank contingent capital, you may marry it for the foreseeable future. Coronavirus contagion is challenging this contractual...
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