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Companies / Credit Crisis 2016 Aug 03, 2016 - 01:54 PM GMT

By: Mike_Shedlock

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European bank shares are down for the second day following a last minute bailout package aimed at Italian banks one day before a stress test showed Monte dei Paschi would be insolvent in an adverse scenario.

The ECB's stress tests published on Friday showed Monte dei Paschi has a huge capital shortfall, with the bank's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of negative 2.44 percent.


Forget the adverse scenario bit, Monte dei Paschi, Italy's third largest bank and oldest bank in the world is insolvent in any realistic scenario.

On ZeroHedge provided the Full Details Behind Monte Paschi's €5 Billion Bail Out but the short synopsis is the same as ever: It cannot possibly work.

Supposedly, a €1.6 billion investment into a mezzanine tranche of Monte dei Paschi from the €5 billion Atlante (Atlas) rescue fund is all it takes to cure some €50 billion in nonperforming loans at the bank.

In total, the Italian banking system has €360 billion in nonperforming loans and Atlas is supposed to take care of the entire mess.

Monte dei Paschi Rescue Hits Bank Shares

Yesterday the Financial Times reported Monte dei Paschi Rescue Hits Bank Shares.

Confidence Shell Game

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Instead, debt was repriced lower across the board and more write downs are feared.

Monte dei Paschi Down 16% Today

Monte dei Paschi Down 16% Today

Monte dei Paschi Down 99.72% Since May 2007 High

Monte dei Paschi Down 99.72% Since May 2007 High

It's not just Monte dei Paschi, or even just Italian banks.

BNP Paribas Daily Chart

BNP Paribas Daily Chart

BNP Paribas, a French multinational bank is a certified all star compared to German banks.

Deutsche Bank Daily Chart

Deutsche Bank Daily Chart

Deutsche Bank Monthly Chart

Deutsche Bank Monthly Chart

What About Commerzbank?

May 1, 2016: Commerzbank Looks to Build on Gains of Recent Years

July 25, 2016: Commerzbank Warns of Decline in Capital Position

In an unscheduled announcement, Germany's second-largest bank by assets said that its core tier one capital ratio -- a key measure of financial strength -- had fallen from 12 per cent at the end of March to 11.5 per cent at the end of June.

That is still above regulators' minimum requirements -- but diverges from the 12 per cent that analysts had been expecting, which triggered the impromptu disclosure under Germany's strict securities laws.

Commerzbank Daily Chart

Commerzbank Daily Chart

Commerzbank Monthly

Commerzbank Monthly

Race to Zero

I am sure glad "Commerzbank Looks to Build on Gains of Recent Years".

Are they talking about gains in the race to zero?

If so, percentage-wise Commerzbank is ahead of Deutsche Bank but behind Monte dei Paschi. The last final plunge takes considerable effort however. Monte dei Paschi remains the overwhelming odds-on favorite.

The Financial Times discusses the Vanishing Market Value of European Banks.

"The key to us is understanding this is a profitability issue versus an insolvency issue," says Hani Redha, a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments, regarding the sector's performance."

I suggest (as does the market) the entire European banking system is on the verge of collapse.

By Mike "Mish" Shedlock
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