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David White
A
lot of the big
EU
banks had multi-$
B
losses in Q4. Already slated for multi-$
B
losses in Q1 before this default.Q1 could be ugly.
3/9/12
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All of the big euro banks are effectively bankrupt, everyone knows that. That's why they were given 600
B
euros so as not to have to raise
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any capital for the next 1 to 3 years. If they don't have to panic sell anything they don't have to mark to market (I believe). Can kicked.
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I think most people look at the euro banks as being 1 small step from being nationalized anyway.
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DaLatin: all those people who were screaming about the ISDA being fraudulent should be barred from jury duty, imo. They would have the
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verdict before the crime was even committed.
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you misunderstand me. I'm saying their was no default/restructuring until today, so obviously they couldn't rule on it. If you read any of
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their press releases they made it clear they would only rule AFTER the event took place, which only makes sense. They also hinted pretty
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clearly that CACs would mean a credit event. But no one read what they actually said. they just listened to the fearmongers.
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