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...moderate sounding the alarm like you did in that speech and telling people that their money is safe? Right now we are getting into a confidence situation where even relatively healthy institutions are subject to liquidity stress just because nobody trusts anybody. I think the best way to tackle this is to tell people to have confidence in the system. We're asking Main Street depositors to have confidence in the banking system, and banks should have confidence in each other, too. Look at the numbers. Most banks still have strong capital and loan loss reserves. They have the capability...
...Smaller lenders are increasingly under stress due to the country's stumbling economy and growing competition with new banks set up by the ongoing privatization of Japan's postal system, which for decades acted as a government-run banking system. Hiromichi Shirakawa, chief economist at Credit Suisse Japan, says that several regional banks have also been hurt by investments in securities sold by the bankrupt Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers, and by soured subprime-related securities holdings...
...recognize that not everyone finds charming the idea of a spirit tax - a contribution to the village partly based on how many spirits reside on your land, and a calculation, mind you, that can only be made by the village elders. Indeed, if you're looking for a stress-free condominium with access to yacht marinas and golf courses, Phuket is the right choice - as long as you have the cash to afford it. "There's a strange situation in Phuket," says Risinee Sarikaputra, head of research for property consultant Colliers International in Thailand. "You have low-end residential units...
...company borrowed too much and expanded too fast in the rush to catch China's economic wave. As the global economy slows, that's likely to become a familiar refrain - and as a result, lenders are increasingly scrutinizing their customers' balance sheets and cash-flow statements for signs of stress that could lead to default. One Hong Kong businesswoman, who asked not to be named for fear of alarming already jittery creditors, says her bankers recently descended on her office to examine the books. "Next year will be the true test for a lot of companies," she predicts. "If there...
...Still, Kroeber and others stress that China may choose not to participate in a global bailout because leaders will have their hands full at home. Tougher economic times could affect the country's social stability, meaning leaders will direct their focus inward. "China's resources are strong enough to ensure its own economy can sail through this relatively smoothly," says Kroeber. "But they can't save anyone else's bacon...