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Austria "Bad Bank" Goes Bad, $8.5 Billion "Bail-In" Underway

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The step, allowed by new legislation that gives banking supervisors more power to intervene, followed an outside audit of Heta''s balance sheet that exposed a capital hole of up to 7.6 In an absurd statement, the finance ministry added "Heta was not insolvent". billion euros ($8.51 More than 9.8 Not Insolvent?!

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As European Banks Retreat from the World Stage, China Is Stepping Up

Harvard Business

Of course, the retrenchment of global finance also reflects pressure on banks from regulators and shareholders to rebuild their capital and liquidity. As European banks retreat, China is leading something of a changing of the guard in global finance. And it is not alone.

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European Banks Dump Massive Amounts of Subordinated Debt on Investors

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The figures follow a deal agreed by European regulators earlier this month that will bring in so-called bail-in rules for senior bondholders from 2016, two years earlier than envisaged by finance ministers in their common position agreed in June. Also consider "stress tests".

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

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Germany Backtracks on Banking Union MarketWatch reports Germany appears to backtrack on EU banking deal EU finance ministers have promised to agree on a so-called single-resolution mechanism--consisting of more centralized decision-making and financing for the shuttering or downsizing of failing banks--before the end of the year.

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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

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As surface transportation’s peak period ends for the year, and trucking eyes the traditionally slowest time for the industry as first quarter 2016, economic signals are, at best, mixed. Recessions triggered by financial crises are typically preceded by sustained episodes of bubbly asset prices and debt-financed spending booms.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: FHA Swamped By Defaults.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. The dismal forecast has some bracing for another taxpayer-financed bailout. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

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Inequality Isn’t Just Due to Market Forces — It’s Caused by Decisions the Boss Makes, Too

Harvard Business

Scholars from a number of fields have offered explanations for this transition, including globalization, technological change, declining unionization, heightened product market competition, and the rise of finance. What if we changed some of those incentives?