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It has been a common argument in the post-crisis years that excessive regulation has hurt American consumers by blocking access to credit. Given President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated promises to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — and the likelihood of a better business climate for banks — do consumers stand to benefit at all?
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The United States has elected a president who wants to tear up the country’s climate commitments, and burn coal like there’s no tomorrow. But financial institutions don’t need to follow the path of collective insanity. Many banks have already committed to stop or reduce their lending to coal. Even if the US government gets back into this obsolete, dirty fuel, banks should not follow.
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The Chinese government is starting to sound like a broken record by repeating over and over again that there is nothing to fear from the continued depreciation of the renminbi. But with the currency hitting an eight-year low against the dollar, it’s time for Beijing to provide some genuine guidance before the markets stop listening for good. -
The European Central Bank’s politicised decision to allow bail-inable German senior unsecured debt to be eligible for repo, whilst denying the same rights for everyone else, is untenable.
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Investor support for Turkey has proved remarkably resilient this year. A coup attempt and ensuing state of emergency, and two downgrades to junk, did little to shake support, but Turkey’s luck is running out as the attention turns to deteriorating economic indicators from the region.
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Central bank stimulus will weigh on UK RMBS issuance in the short term, but that could drag the market into becoming a more significant tool for bank treasurers.
