Tag: Financial crisis
ECB chief supervisor: “This is a very fragile situation” – Economy
Interviewed by Meike Schreiber and Markus Zydra They kept quiet for a long time, even if there was never really a hint of humility: Europe’s bankers, who helped cause the…
Banks and financial regulators: Stop whining! – Business
If Manfred Knof, CEO of Commerzbank, complains about what he sees as strict banking regulation, then something must really be wrong. “Even now in the crisis”, “the regulatory train continues…
Stefano Massini’s novel The Lehman Brothers – Culture
At first it’s a shock. One tackles the first pages rather unwillingly: the ballad tone, the ballad singer-like, the fluttering movement. Is that how the Lehman Brothers should be told,…
Spain Book Fair: The Literature of the Lost Generation – Culture
The prose of the lost generation: In Spain, the children of the financial crisis are now writing, having grown up knowing that no one was waiting for them. Of Karin…
Risky corporate loans threaten financial stability – Economy
In the financial crisis it was shaky real estate loans, now risky corporate loans threaten stability. When interest rates rise, banks and investors suddenly find themselves stuck on loans. Of…
Problems at Credit Suisse: The big bank’s four biggest mistakes – Economy
Of Isabel Pfaff and Meike Schreiber, Bern/Frankfurt It briefly looked as if the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse was experiencing its Lehman moment. Rumors of a possible collapse of the…
The Four Biggest Mistakes of Credit Suisse – Economy
Of Isabel Pfaff and Meike Schreiber, Bern/Frankfurt It briefly looked as if the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse was experiencing its Lehman moment. Rumors of a possible collapse of the…
Financial Crisis: Harder days are coming
It’s not just Credit Suisse: the financial system is currently under more stress than it has been in a long time. It’s time to take precautions. source site
Concern about the Credit Suisse economy
The traditional Swiss bank has maneuvered itself into a downward spiral. Attempts by the new CEO to calm the situation are not working for the time being. Of Meike Schreiber,…
Recession and energy prices: supervisors warn of financial crisis – economy
Europe’s financial system has put up with a lot in recent years. The global financial crisis was followed by a sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the challenges of the zero-interest…