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US Morning Report: US markets down for fifth day in a row, the Deal Valley and JP Morgan hopes intact

In European trading first, Germany was a tad up even as the resurgent British and French bond markets could not keep equities up. While France has joined the elite 3 in the Eurozone again as safety zones, we are riooting

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Private Equity, Social Media, US

Global Moves: Spanish banks advised EUR 62 B for 9% Core Capital

The two independent Spanish stress tests conducted by Oliver Wyman and Roland Berger came out with cheerful nes for those tracking the EUR100B “credit line” for Spanish banks with fiscal conditions as per German diktat and the Eurozone fiscal compact.

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Europe, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Services, Global

Mid Market Commentary (Spanish Bailout?) – Euro breaks down in a sweat

As the conditions of the EU became clear after the market open, commodities responded in kind to the fracture of the Euro with a sudden risk off that plunged nascent Copper, Natural Gas ( ni $2.2 ) and many other

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Posted in Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Markets

The US Morning Report (Global Markets Pre S&P Open) : Get back into those Financials

The EUR 100 B in cash to be provided to the FROB or the Fund for Orderly Restructuring of Banks will add a 10% of Spanish GDP to its debt, taking its Official Public Debt to 77% while other debt

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Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, US

US Week Ahead – July 01, 2012 – July 07, 2012 – A Big Bang 4th of July indeed!

Ofcourse there will be much lower trading in Global markets as this is the 4th of July week bang in the midweek crowding out business events from the calendar. A raft of PMI manufacturing Data, ISM manufacturing data and Factory

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Posted in Amitonomics, Retail Lifestyle

European Sovereign Debt Crisis: Huh! what Spanish downgrades! – Rinse. Lather. Repeat.

The Global Economy should have roiled hen Monday began with saddening aannouncements from S&P and moodys’ in Spain. as many as 16 Spanish banks were downgraded following the contraction in the Spanish economy ( of 0.3% – no less! )

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Elections, Europe, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Services, Global, US

Pay Caps at government owned banks, Pay cuts at Global Banks, Capital Deficit in action | Bank Insight

While Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley lead many others in cutting bnase pay at nearly 30% RBS and Spanish regulators joined in the debate over big bonises. RBS is planning to set up a team to look at options doing

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Posted in Financial Markets

European Banks Recapitalization: Really, to wait for a Greek referendum?

The last minute requirement by Greek Premier Papandreau to get into a popular referendum shows that the political process has really been neglected and this could crop up as a critical “piece de resistance” in the European curry mix for

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Posted in Bailout Nation, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Private Equity

European Stress Tests likely a strong indicator? | Advantage Change

The changing role of ratings agencies Ratings agencies have turned over a new leaf. From being passive observers waiting for the McSwan to raze the buildings and come don on it, they are now being proactive in berating and degrading

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Posted in Banking, Global, Mergers etc