The Balance Sheet on QE
When quantitative easing (QE) was introduced in 2008, it was seen as a panacea for many economic ills. But eight years on there is a mountain of...
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The Confidence "Interval"
Europe’s banking sector is back in the spotlight – and, once again, it is for less than positive reasons. Unlike earlier episodes, however, the...
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Liquidity and Technical Drivers of Hybrids
Bank hybrids have been issued in the Australian financial landscape for over 20 years in various forms. While drivers of performance have varied...
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Consumer Banks in Asia May Fare Better at a Time when Large Corporate Stresses Are Evident
There is plenty of corporate risk out there. We have seen this across several large economies in the way of meaningful corporate stress. In South...
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ANIMAL SPIRITS™ UPDATE: Japan Equity Market Outlook - BOJ, Fed & The Value Trap
Executive Summary This week, the Fed has behaved consistently with our macro roadmap by not raising rates yet but running the US economy "hot". Two...
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