Why Are So Few Customers Leaving TSB Bank Despite 21 Weeks of Mayhem? by Don Quijones • Aug 28, 2018 • 34 Comments The botched IT migration is still dogging customers of the UK lender.
US Yield-Curve Looks Hell-Bent on Inverting, “Flattest” Since Aug 2007 by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2018 • 62 Comments How does it compare to German, Japanese, and Chinese yield curves?
Spain’s Competition Commission Just Made Airbnb’s Day by Don Quijones • Aug 19, 2018 • 22 Comments To heck with the concerns of local citizens and city councils.
Why Are ATMs Disappearing at an Alarming Rate after a Wave of Branch Closures? by Don Quijones • Aug 15, 2018 • 69 Comments Banks are curtailing “cash services.” But why?
ECB Fears Contagion from Turkish Lira Collapse, Bank Stocks Plunge by Don Quijones • Aug 10, 2018 • 84 Comments Turkish lira in free-fall, down 18% in two days.
The Eurozone’s “Doom Loop” Re-Grips Italian Banks by Don Quijones • Aug 9, 2018 • 21 Comments Old bad habits die hard: The dangerous relationship of mutual dependence between governments and banks.
UK “Housing Downturn” Pushes Biggest Real-Estate Agency with 10,000 Employees to Brink, Shares Collapse by Don Quijones • Aug 3, 2018 • 36 Comments Blamed: political and economic uncertainty, Brexit, and the very measures designed to tamp down on London’s housing bubble.
Consumer Debt Suddenly Surges in Spain, Banks Love it, But Regulators Begin to Fret by Don Quijones • Aug 2, 2018 • 15 Comments Bad habits die hard.
“Hidden Debt Loophole Could be Widespread”: Fitch by Wolf Richter • Jul 30, 2018 • 87 Comments Use of this financial instrument has ballooned. No one knows to what extent because there’s no disclosure. But it was a “key contributor” to the sudden collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.
The EU Backs Off its War on Cash. Here’s Why by Don Quijones • Jul 30, 2018 • 47 Comments People view paying in cash “as a fundamental freedom, which should not be disproportionately restricted.”