The Eurozone (and this means trouble for the EU too) is grappling with a significant issue—its banking system and government finances are in big trouble. The Eurozone's credit engine has slowed, and liquidity is in short supply, while the private economy remains mired in recession. It's themoment where central planners step in with massive intervention. And rather than learning from the past mistakes of the financial and debt crises, it appears policymakers are betting on collective amnesia, hoping investors have forgotten the fallout to apply vehicles that already failed.
In a bid to inject liquidity swiftly, calls are emerging to relax regulations, particularly in the securitization market (remember? Finance weapons of mass destruction). Bernd Loewen, a board member of Germany's state-owned KfW Bank, has voiced clear expectations for EU legislators. He advocates for easing the regulatory burden on securitizations compared to other financial instruments. "European securitizations have been unjustly penalized in the aftermath of the financial crisis," Loewen noted. He believes future capital requirements should be strictly risk-based, rather than a blanket approach, to unlock liquidity.
47 sats \ 2 replies \ @zx 13 Sep
How does Boersen Zeitung in KfW campaigns for EU securitization reform characterize the third largest German banks appeal to deregulate markets through reducing due diligence?
I couldn't read the full article but to my mind, not even 20 years has passed since the mortgage backed securities crisis, so how else could we define irresponsible lending.
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You should be aware that KfW is a state-owned bank and enjoys 100% guarantor liability of the state. It is clear that KfW has a higher risk profile and acts more irresponsibly than normal market participants. Of course, this is not how it is presented in the media. KfW is nothing more than an extended press office of the German government in the area of finance.
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47 sats \ 0 replies \ @zx 13 Sep
KfW is a state-owned bank and enjoys 100% guarantor liability of the state
Ouch!
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Honestly, centralization, especially of those institutions that are run by unknown unelected bureaucrats, has always been the problem. Unfortunately, the fiat education systems has been teaching people to accept centralized systems as normal.
Fortunately, we've learned a lot, with bitcoin, how bad and insecure these fiat systems are.
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Injecting liquidity always seems to help short term. Look at the usa during the covid handouts.
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