Bricks-and-mortar fantasies: Japanese banks

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The Japanese Finance Ministry has been propping up the nation's troubled stockmarket by flooding it with public money. This in turn has caused the banking industry to see their stock gains almost evaporate, unfortunately unlike its burgeoning debt.

Finance, Economic policy, Japan. Ministry of Finance

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Out of the woods? American banks

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The prediction of multiple bank failures following the 1992 presidential elections is exaggerated, according to statistics. Equity capital is at a record high $250 billion, while the average return on assets is at its highest since 1983.

Forecasts and trends, Statistics, Bank capital, Bank failures

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Subjects list: Banking industry
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