banks will get smashed today

  1. DSD
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    In Europe and US financials took the biggest hammering overnight. Deutsche Bank ann US6 Billion loss for a single qtr! Our banks are in far better shape and have lost 50% of SP. Banks in UK have lost 85-90% of SP.
    Our tourism chiefs say overseas tourists will drop 4% in 09. Who are they kidding? 24% is more likely. After govts tourism is our biggest employer. As hotels/theme parks/car hire etc suffer.... thousands of jobs will be lost. Ultimately banks will have to make large writedowns as businesses/people are unable to repay borrowings.
    Plus we still have a freeze on short selling financials which is due to be lifted shortly.
    Avoid all banks IMO.
 
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