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Major European banks probably need a 500 billion euro transfusion to write down their debt holdings of weak sister paper from Spain, Italy and Greece.
FORBES: Economic Consequences Of Euro Land's Flame-Out
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But most of NAMA's holdings are in Ireland, and that market remains weak.
WSJ: Ireland 'Bad Bank' Tries to Make Good With Sales
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Executives at several American banks said they were reluctant to lend not only because of concerns about creditworthiness, but also because of the heavy paperwork involved in government guaranteed loans, their own weak capital bases, and a desire to limit their already considerable holdings of similar loans to other countries.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Banks In US Shun A Loan To Moscow
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Faced with negative real interest rates, rapidly rising inflation, and a chronically weak dollar, foreign holders of US Treasury debt and other dollar-denominated holdings may begin to lose their nerve.
FORBES: An Inflationary Death Spiral
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Weak banks in peripheral countries remain vulnerable to a downward spiral in which their holdings of government bonds are downgraded and fall in value, forcing them to come up with ever more collateral to keep borrowing from the central bank.
ECONOMIST: The ECB fills banks with funds
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Sears Holdings plummeted more than 25% on Dec. 27, after warning of a weak holiday quarter.
FORBES: Sears Pacing Rally Among Left-For-Dead Stocks