Archive for the 'Stress Test' Category

Bank funding crunch overshadows Europe stress test

By David Bird Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Crude oil futures prices were off session highs, but were trading 1.4% higher near $97 a barrel after midday on news that the vast majority of European banks passed a stress test. The euro traded unchanged against the dollar Friday as investors shrugged off European [...]

European Banks Urged to Bolster Reserves Following Stress Tests

The first two European bank stress tests were simply jokes without punch lines. Failing to fully take into consideration sovereign default risks doesn't even illustrate How Greece Killed Its Own Banks!not to mention By Arpan Mukherjee Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Precious metals were mixed in Asia Friday ahead of European bank stress test [...]