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China vulnerable to asset bubbles, warns IMF

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 15, 2011

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s biggest commercial banks face systemic risks if a combination of credit, property, currency and yield curve shocks that could be withstood in isolation were to occur together, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday.



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Investors try to look past panic

Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 7, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street hit the panic button last week and survived. But the shocks have left investors stranded.



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Investors struggle to see past panic

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street hit the panic button this week and survived. But the shocks have left investors stranded.



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Japan economy shudders after shocks, BOJ pumps cash

Posted by Reuters: Business News on March 14, 2011

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s central bank on Monday rushed to bolster markets in the wake of the country’s worst disaster since World War Two and although the authorities said it was too early to put a…



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Fed’s Rosengren: Tougher dividend rules needed

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A more proactive supervisory policy forcing banks to cut dividend payouts in times of stress may help shield the economy from future credit shocks, Boston Federal Reserve Bank…



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Single trade helped spark May’s flash crash

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 3, 2010

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A computer-driven sale worth $4.1 billion by a single trader helped trigger the May flash crash, setting off liquidity shocks that ricocheted between U.S. futures and stock markets, regulators concluded in a report.



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Countries upbeat on bank tests but some doubts linger

Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 19, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) – Bankers and officials in Spain, Greece and Belgium joined a swell of countries saying they saw no big shocks from Europe’s stress test of its banks, although doubts linger whether the health check will be severe or transparent enough.



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European bank stress test results due on July 23

Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 4, 2010

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – The result of tests designed to show that Europe’s banks are able to cope with further economic and other shocks will be published on July 23, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Sunday.



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Pressure mounts to dilute bank capital plan

Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 25, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) – Global regulators will dilute a reform that forces banks to hold more reserves to survive shocks without massive taxpayer help again, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Friday.



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