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Western EuropeSeptember 4 2020

New rule change could fuel bank-sovereign ‘doom loop’

Rise in carry trades could reinforce trend that contributed to European sovereign debt crisis, warns Fitch.
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New rule change could fuel bank-sovereign ‘doom loop’

EU banks could increase carry trades in response to new rules insulating them from reporting fair value on the back of movements in their sovereign bond holdings, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.

The rating agency warned the change could reinforce the sovereign-bank nexus that contributed to the last European sovereign debt crisis.

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