• ‘Crisis of confidence' in global banking system grows

    12 days ago - By Sydney Morning Herald

    In the past month, UBS has held talks to acquire a troubled Credit Suisse, while three mid-size US banks have failed or been bailed out. Now investors are worried about the leverage of non-bank lenders.
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  • Why investors are worried about banks

    12 days ago - By Sydney Morning Herald

    Two separate groups of academics released papers in the past week estimating that banks faced at least $US1.7 trillion in potential losses.
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