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Latest Bank Leverage Stats
paul.kedrosky.com - 2/18/2009
Latest Bank Leverage Stats
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From Rolfe at OptionArmageddon , the latest bank leverage stats. Still some Leverage Numbers of Unusual Size out there, even if we are seeing sprightly shrinkage at Morgan Stanley and Goldman. Something seems funky with the GE number, however, and I have asked Rolfe to explain.  ...
Bank Leverage Stats, 12/31/08
optionarmageddon.ml-implode.com - 2/17/2009
Bank Leverage Stats, 12/31/08
— optionarmageddon.ml-implode.com — The table below is an update from this post published a couple months ago (the prior post... also explains this leverage calculation in detail…and why it matters). Click on the image to enlarge. As you can see, Morgan Stanley and Goldman ... (more) Bank Leverage Stats, 12/31/08

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EconomPic:  Bank Leverage Ratios... GE Boomin'

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Bank Leverage Ratios... GE Boomin'
EconomPic — Option ARMageddon via Infectious Greed reports: As you can see, Morgan Stanley and Goldman have cut their leverage significantly. Citi is in worse shape. BofA and Chase are treading water. GE is the scary one. December 30th’s was the first balance sheet the banks have published since they received TARP capital. Common shareholders are still in a first-loss position relative to the government, however, because TARP investments were in the form of preferred shares. So I have backed these out in order to arrive at ...

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Everyone is bunkered. First man out of the foxhole AND survive takes the spoils. It’s time to start doing more with less. It’s time to push the envelope in terms of leverage. 20 months ago, greed and recklessness went unchallenged. Today, caution and fear are roaming the ...
Geithner Bad Bank Alternative May Rely on Loans to Hedge Funds — IEHI Feed: The Hedge Fund Implode-o-Meter
This is just another attempt to "leverage up" the government money being put in to arrest the crisis. The problem is, why should it take leverage to buy these assets and recover them? Should the government be leveraging up hedge funds and private equity? Further, I bet a lot of hedge funds would ...
Tangible Common Equity… — Rolfe Winkler
Treasury may convert its stake in Citi from preferred to common equity. ( WSJ ) Citigroup Inc. is in talks with federal officials that could result in the U.S. government substantially expanding its ownership of the struggling bank, according to people familiar with the situation.  ...
Fed Conference: Central Bank Liquidity Tools — Alea
Closed to the media! Never mind. Papers to be presented: Central Bank Tools and Liquidity Shortages Stephen G. Cecchetti, Bank for International Settlements Bengt Holmstrom, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Leverage, Moral Hazard, and Liquidity Viral Acharya, New York ...
Bank Leverage Stats, 12/31/09 — Rolfe Winkler
The table below is an update from this post published a couple months ago (the prior post also explains this leverage calculation in detail…and why it matters). Click on the image to enlarge. As you can see, Morgan Stanley and Goldman have cut their leverage significantly. Citi ...