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Crisis Architecture & The Global Dollar

The Doom Loop

Banks hold their government’s bonds; the government stands behind the banks.

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Put these in order

Trace the loop from a sovereign scare to a credit crunch.

Earliest cause at the top

  1. Domestic banks take losses on the bonds they hold

    Their largest single exposure is usually their own sovereign

  2. Doubts about the government push its bond prices down

    Yields rise on a deficit or a political shock

  3. Their capital falls and they cut lending

    Less capital means fewer loans they are permitted to make

  4. The fiscal position deteriorates further

    Which was the original worry — now with evidence

  5. The economy weakens and tax revenue falls

    The credit crunch is felt by firms with nothing to do with bonds

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