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Capitalization of largest banks 1999-2009
- nathanwdavis 17y agoInteresting. The first show of a Chinese bank on the list is not till '07, but 3 of them pop to the top all at once in '07. This was before the U.S. recession was even recognized. The actual SWF is here: http://media.ft.com/cms/7a7a1484-17a3-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac.swf http://media.ft.com/cms/7a7a1484-17a3-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac...
- martythemaniak 17y agoIt's interesting to note that one of the reasons ('bullshit lines' would be more apt) Gramm and others who pushed for the repeal of Glass-Steagal in 1999 used was that American banks needed to be deregulated because they would be overtaken by bank from countries with looser regulations. Oh the irony...
- maukdaddy 17y agoWhoa! Market capitalization != capitalization
- mahmud 17y agoElaborate then, what's the difference? (another summary sentence would make this an informative comment, instead of a clever remark)