THE TELEGRAPH: More taxpayer support is needed to ensure global financial stability despite the billions already pledged, the International Monetary Fund has warned, as banks remain the “achilles heel” of the economic recovery.
Lenders across Europe and the US are facing a $4 trillion refinancing hurdle in the coming 24 months and many still need to recapitalise, the Washington-based organisation said in its Global Financial Stability Report. Governments will have to inject fresh equity into banks – particularly in Spain, Germany and the US – as well as prop up their funding structures by extending emergency support.
“Progress toward global financial stability has experienced a setback since April ... [due to] the recent turmoil in sovereign debt markets,” the IMF said. “The global financial system is still in a period of significant uncertainty and remains the Achilles’ heel of the economic recovery.” Banks' $4 trillion debts are 'Achilles’ heel of the economic recovery', warns IMF >>> Philip Aldrick, Economics Editor | Tuesday, October 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Warren Buffett says in future Wall Street chiefs should go broke - and their wives: Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, has hit out at pay practices on Wall Street, attacking the lack of reform despite two years passing since the financial crisis struck. >>> Richard Blackden, US Business Editor | Tuesday, October 05, 2010
