OK so the bank bailout was essential but now it seems they are failing in their basic function – to provide liquidity. After receiving billions in government funds the top five banks have only managed to lend £16.8bn to small/medium companies in the first three months of 2011. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13489884) Whilst this dwarfs the total equity raised on exchanges in some countries (for example the ‘record’ £777m raised in Warsaw) this simply shows the size of the UK’ economy not the dynamism of British banking. In perspective it is £2.2bn bellow what was targeted and required – can we expect to see this KPI failure reflected in lower bonuses – I doubt it. But what is happening in banking? We now have Moody’s threatening a downgrade if the government does not provide additional bailouts and a far from health economy (inflation, unemployment, growth) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/may/24/uk-banks-face-ratings-downgrade-moodys)
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JP Washington
6/5/2011 04:10:45 am
Not totally related but mentioned in your summary is housing and liquidity in terms of mortgage lending i assume?
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