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...global money markets were so roiled it became expensive for any trade to be done at all in dollars. "What precipitated [China's swap agreements] was the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the worries over trade financing at that time," says Johanna Chua, a regional economist with Citigroup in Hong Kong. "If the dollar is extremely volatile it costs more to hedge...
...first few months of the year in the next two weeks. And despite positive statements from bank CEOs in recent weeks, earnings at nearly all of the nation's largest banks will likely have fallen in the first quarter versus one year ago. The one exception is Citigroup, which will probably report a loss, though less than a year ago. Citigroup's red ink this time around could washout at $1.8 billion. (Read "Citigroup's Mergers Business Is Still Thriving...
...this year. The biggest fear is that banks will start recording losses from these loans that investors weren't expecting. There's a second problem related to shadow assets: Regulators say that banks must hold capital equal to at least 5% of their assets to be considered healthy. Citigroup, to take one example, has about $850 billion in special purpose entities. That means to reincorporate those assets by the end of this year, Citigroup will have to come up with $42 billion in new capital - money that will have to come from Uncle Sam, which could further dilute the value...
...process of unwinding its large derivative-trading book; in the past few months, it has terminated as much as $1.1 billion in derivative contracts. Traders say Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and others have either driven hard bargains with AIG or made specific trades that would benefit from AIG's problems. Those moves are exacerbating the losses at AIG and increasing the cost of the insurer's bailout. "There is an argument to be made that the recent profits at the banks are because of AIG," says Bianco...
...less than the $0.91 average banks are holding loans on their books. The Treasury Department has said that PPIP program could buy up to $1 trillion in "legacy" banks loans and other debt. That suggests banks could lose up to $210 billion on those sales alone (see chart below). Citigroup, for example, has about $200 billion in residential U.S. real estate loans. Goldman estimates that Citigroup values those loans on its books at about $0.94. If it were to sell half of its mortgage loans, Citigroup would lose an estimated $23 billion, about 15% of the total capital the banks...