Originally posted by scooterscot
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Their debt and leverage is astronomical.
2016-07-10 Deutsche Bank's Chief Economist Calls For €150 Billion Bailout Of European Banks
... as the Italian Prime Minister admitted last week, the core risk for Europe is not just the Italian banking sector but the biggest bank of all in Europe: Deutsche Bank.
Recall last Thursday, when speaking at a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Matteo Renzi said other European banks had much bigger problems than their Italian counterparts.
"If this non-performing loan problem is worth one, the question of derivatives at other banks, at big banks, is worth one hundred. This is the ratio: one to one hundred," Renzi said.
He was, of course, referring to the tens of trillions of derivatives on Deutsche Bank's books. ...
Recall last Thursday, when speaking at a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Matteo Renzi said other European banks had much bigger problems than their Italian counterparts.
"If this non-performing loan problem is worth one, the question of derivatives at other banks, at big banks, is worth one hundred. This is the ratio: one to one hundred," Renzi said.
He was, of course, referring to the tens of trillions of derivatives on Deutsche Bank's books. ...
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