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    The Spanish Supreme Court is expected reach a decision on Tuesday about whether banks should have been liable for certain mortgage taxes that have previously been paid by the borrower.
  • ‘No progress’ was made towards implementing a European system of deposit insurance following a meeting of eurozone finance ministers this week, but member states remain on course to reach an agreement on the terms of a backstop for the Single Resolution Fund by the end of the year.
  • There is increasing confidence among market participants that the European Central Bank will renew its policy of providing banks with cheap financing, given the arrival of tougher issuance conditions and more stringent liquidity requirements.
  • German and UK banks showed some of the lowest common equity tier one (CET1) ratios out of the 48 banks participating in the European Banking Authority’s stress test, in the adverse scenario tested. More than half the banks would also face distribution restrictions over the three years.
  • Credit Suisse made a bold claim in its third quarter numbers — to topping the table for improvement in advisory and capital markets since it started its restructuring in 2015. But despite the investment banking momentum, the bank’s shares slid on Thursday as it reported a loss in its global markets business.
  • Too little capital, too much sketchy stuff on the balance sheet, too poor a set of earnings figures; maybe Germany should look closer to home before criticising other countries’ banking systems.