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Laughable Eurozone Banking "Non-Union"; Expect Disorderly Breakup

MishTalk

On December 12 the Financial Times reported EU reaches landmark deal on failed banks with a "common rule book for handling failed banks". The next day, a friend commented the banking union agreement proved me wrong. I replied "wait for the details". Some senior officials are warning the proposals are too cumbersome.

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Mish Fined 8,000 Euros for Quoting French Blog

MishTalk

Banks; Global Financial System is Bankrupt. Addendum: Société Générale disputes the numbers and new calculations using the banks'' numbers are 28:1 or perhaps 23:1 not 50:1 as noted on Forex Crunch. Banks do not plunge out of the blue on rumors. French Banking Primer. trillion balance sheet is leveraged nearly 49-to-1.

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Syriza Trounces New Democracy; Greeks Stop Paying Taxes; Run on Greek Banks Escalates; Get Out!

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal reports Greece’s Radical Leftist Syriza Party Poised to Win Election, Exit Polls Say. Here''s an interesting quote from the Journal. Voting by Feet (Bank Accounts) ZeroHedge reports Greek Deposit Outflows Soar In Run-Up To Syriza Victory. Syriza appeared set to win between 35.5%

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Huge Capital Raising Effort at Spanish Bank Passing Latest Stress Test; New Game in Town; Smell Test Failure

MishTalk

Spanish bank Banco Santander was halted on Thursday, followed by an announcement it would raise capital. When the bank reopened its shares plummeted as much as 14%, with the Spanish stock market down about 4%. Draghize : "Banks do need to fail to prove the credibility of the exercise". Mish : If any big banks are in trouble.

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Lawyer Advises Me "Don't Go to France"; French Pub Fined €9,000 for Using "Undeclared Labor" after Customers Returned Empties to Bar

MishTalk

All I did was quote a French blogger on bank leverage, and the numbers I quoted were matched by the Wall Street Journal. Wolf Richter at the Testosterone Pit commented on Gagging Doubt: French Crackdown On French And American Bloggers Who Question Megabank Balance Sheets The France''s Financial Markets Authority (AMF) announced on Nov.

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Is Mario Draghi a Bare-Assed Emperor With No Clothes?

MishTalk

Draghi’s comments Thursday, with eurozone equity markets moving higher in anticipation of further stimulus from the central bank. The Wall Street Journal offers 5 Takeaways from Mario Draghi’s News Conference. Instead, central banks sponsored yet another asset bubble. The euro fell against the U.S.

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How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience

Harvard Business

Strewn about the table were probably the tools of your trade: reams of data, balance sheets and P&Ls. Record your positive currency transactions (jotting them down in a leather bound journal or a digital equivalent). You and the rest of your team likely poured over reports and spreadsheets, facts and figures.