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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

Heres my understanding of the current TARP/TARPII/PPIP/etc plans: The major "sick" banks wont lend to businesses, because their balance sheets are tied up with bad assets that they cant sell. Isnt also true that providing funds to the sick banks also insures they dont go under? A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

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China Cash Crunch Eases, For How Long? Three Things China Needs to Avoid; When can Beijing Truly move to Market-Determined Interest Rates?

MishTalk

China''s Central Bank Discusses Deposit Insurance On December 9, Caixin Online noted PBOC Said to Be Talking to Major Banks about Deposit Insurance. One impact of the shadow banking system is an implicit and hidden “reduction” in China’s real minimum reserve requirement.

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Banks – Industry Overview

Tom Spencer

Business banks: Banks that focus on mid-sized businesses and commercial real estate. Translated into plain English, asset sensitive means margins expand when the Federal Funds rate increases, as the interest income from assets on the balance sheet increase faster than liabilities. Commercial vs Retail Banking.

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