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International financial system (Last week's headlines)

• Bruselas debate si el fondo de rescate financia directamente a la banca (Enrique Serbeto, ABC 23/05/12)
• Germany defiant over debt (Chris Giles/Peter Spiegel/Quentin Peel, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• Papademos says Greece should remain in euro (Costas Paris/Jenny Paris, The Wall Street Journal 23/05/12)
• La UE rechaza lanzar a corto plazo los eurobonos tras la presión de Alemania (Ramón R.Lavín, Expansión 23/05/12)
• IMF urges U.K. growth steps (Cassell Bryan-Low, The Wall Street Journal 23/05/12)
• Greece to aid 4 biggest banks with cash infusion (Liz Alderman/Jack Ewing, International Herald Tribune 23/05/12)
• EU officials arrive in Portugal (Patricia Kowsmann, The Wall Street Journal 23/05/12)
• Ex-Bundesbanker's harsh read on euro (Marcus Walker, The Wall Street Journal 23/05/12)
• Bank proposals face big hurdles (Alex Barker/Gerrit Wiesmann, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• Germany to sell interest-free bonds for first time (Neelabh Chaturvedi/Emese Bartha, The Wall Street Journal 23/05/12)
• Crédit Agricole pide ayuda al Banco de Grecia por Emporiki (Bloomberg, La Vanguardia 23/05/12)
• El beneficio del banco alemán Hypo Real State cae un 93% en el primer trimestre (Expansión 23/05/12)
• Barclays eyes sale of branches across Italy (Giovanni Legorano, The Wall Street Journal 23/05/12)
• China's lending laboratory (Simon Rabinovitch, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• A private matter (Financial Times 23/05/12)
• Banking on the Senate (International Herald Tribune 23/05/12)
• Pourquoi il faut démondialiser le système bancaire européen (Jean Arthuis/Jean Peyrelevade, Les Echos 23/05/12)
• A fragile Europe must change fast (Martin Wolf, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• All euros are equal but some are more equal than others (John Kay, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• Devaluation is the best, and last, hope to save the euro (Jeremy Siegel, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• Crafting a global rescue for Europe (Gordon Brown, International Herald Tribune 23/05/12)
• Sensible Keynesians know there is no easy option (Raghuram Rajan, Financial Times 23/05/12)
• Berlín insiste en su receta (Rosalía Sánchez, El Mundo 22/05/12)
• El líder de Syriza se niega a acatar el plan de rescate a Grecia (M. Mora/J. Gómez, El País 22/05/12)
• "El BCE no está para ayudar a gobiernos" (Beatriz Navarro, La Vanguardia 22/05/12)
• Obama reclama el rescate de los bancos y medidas de alivio económico en España (Antonio Caño, El País 22/05/12)
• Rajoy señala como prioridad para Euopea la estabilidad financiera (Expansión 22/05/12)
• France, Germany still split on bonds (William Boston, The Wall Street Journal 22/05/12)
• France to push for eurobonds (Quentin Peel/Peter Spiegel, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• Diplomats back plan for common EU "project bonds" (Peter Spiegel, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• Secret €100bn assistance propping up Greek banks (Ralph Atkins, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• La garantie des dépôts des clients des banques reste un casse-tête pour les Européens (Renaud Honoré, Les Echos 22/05/12)
• Barclays vende el 20% de BlackRock para reforzar capital (R. Casado, Expansión 22/05/12)
• Banks braced for fresh ratings cuts (Patrick Jenkins/Daniel Schäfer, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• Greece should not follow Argentina's example (Mario Blejer, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• Elevan el agujero en JP Morgan a 5.400 millones (Borja Bergareche, ABC 22/05/12)
• JPMorgan suspends $15bn buyback (Tom Braithwaite, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• JPMorgan loss set to alter regulatory focus (Michael Mackenzie/Tracy Alloway, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• La difícil diplomacia económica (La Vanguardia 22/05/12)
• Draghi está en Atenas (Manel Pérez, La Vanguardia 22/05/12)
• La clave no son los eurobonos, sino el BCE (John Müller, El Mundo 22/05/12)
• El «golpe del rayo» (Josep Borrell, El Periódico 22/05/12)
• Europe can spend its way to growth (Hannes Swoboda, The Wall Street Journal 22/05/12)
• Quién es respondable de la tragedia griega (Mohamed A. El-erian, elEconomista 22/05/12)
• Battered banks slide down the rankings (Sharlene Goff, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• In European crisis, Iceland rises as island of recovery (Charles Forelle, The Wall Street Journal 22/05/12)
• Now is the time to plan a velvet divorce for the euro (Gideon Rachman, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• Banks must change their business models to regain trust (Hugo Banziger, Financial Times 22/05/12)
• EU summit to raise pressure on Merkel (Peter Spiegel/Patrick Jenkins, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• G8 leaders push for growth yet shy away from issuing orders (Robin Harding/Richard McGregor/Kiran Stacey, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• Eurobonos: primer paso (Ramón Tremosa, el Periódico 21/05/12)
• Barroso: Lenders firm on Greek austerity plan (Stephen Fidler, The Wall Street Journal 21/05/12)
• La cumbre de la UE estudiará usar el fondo de rescate para ayudar a la banca (elEconomista 21/05/12)
• Grecia afronta una decisión: dentro o fuera (Timothy Garton Ash, El País 21/05/12)
• Desperate times call for desperate ECB measures (Jacek Rostowski, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• Big worry for Europe: A double meltdown (Landon Thomas Jr., International Herald Tribune 21/05/12)
• Banks' worry is deposits (David Enrich/Sara Schaefer Muñoz/Charles Forelle, The Wall Street Journal 21/05/12)
• The only way to stop a bank run in the eurozone (Wofgang Münchau, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• Preserving euro and sovereignty (Hugo Dixon, International Herald Tribune 21/05/12)
• Funds build €60bn war chest for debt sales by European lenders (Robin Wigglesworth, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• US and UK eye reaction to systemic bank failure (Brooke Masters/Shahien Nasiripour, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• SEC move set to boost covered bonds in US (Tracy Alloway, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• J.P. Morgan struggles with huge unwind (Gregory Zuckerman/Scott Patterson, The Wall Street Journal 21/05/12)
• Europe needs a genuine financial union (Simon Nixon, The Wall Street Journal 21/05/12)
• As Greece goes, so go Cyprus banks (International Herald Tribune 21/05/12)
• The Swedish reform model, believe it or not (Anne Jolis, The Wall Street Journal 21/05/12)
• A blueprint for finishing the job on financial regulation (Andreas Dombret/Paul Tucker, Financial Times 21/05/12)
• Europa no puede esperar (Fernando Fernández, elEconomista 19/05/12)
• Europa se organiza para lo peor (Javier G. Gallego, El Mundo 19/05/12)
• ¿Está Europa lista para la Unión Bancaria? (Nicolás Verón, elEconomista 19/05/12)
• Crunch time (International Herald Tribune 19/05/12)
• Credit flows through new channel (Jack Ewing, International Herald Tribune 19/05/12)
• Possibility of a Greek euro exit loses its sting (Binyamin Appelbaum, International Herald Tribune 19/05/12)
• Greek politician confronts E.U. (Rachel Donadio/Liz Alderman, International Herald Tribune 19/05/12)
• Greece says Merkel suggested referendum on euro zone (Melissa Eddy/Nicholas Kulish, International Herald Tribune 19/05/12)
• Apocalypse fairly soon (Paul Krugman, International Herald Tribune 19/05/12)
• El FMI suspende sus contactos con Grecia hasta las elecciones (Agencias, La Vanguardia 18/05/12)
• Merkel faces G8 isolation over eurozone crisis (Financial Times 18/05/12)
• UK enjoys strong gilts demand (Robin Wigglesworth/Miles Johnson, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Nicosia shores up Cypriot bank (Kerin Hope/Peter Spiegel, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• A permanent precedent (Martin Wolf, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Fed puts back sale of toxic assets (Nicole Bullock, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Pledge week at the Fed (The Wall Street Journal 18/05/12)
• Grèce: vent de panique sur le secteur bancaire victime de retraits massifs (Massimo Prandi, Les Echos 18/05/12)
• Prospects depend on wester support (Neil Buckley, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Fitch calculates $566bn needed for Basel III rules (Brooke Masters, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Tough battle to keep cash flowing in (Neil Buckley, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• White House pushes tighter bank rules (Carol E. Lee/Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal 18/05/12)
• Berlin s'inquiète de l'avenir des Landesbanken (Jean-Philippe Lacour, Les Echos 18/05/12)
• Watchdog: Targets missed on bank split (Marietta Cauchi, The Wall Street Journal 18/05/12)
• HSBC sets strategy for additional revenues (Julia Werdigier, International Herald Tribune 18/05/12)
• Credit rating agencies (The Lex Column - Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Bank runs may not lead to euro exits (James Saft, International Herald Tribune 18/05/12)
• The last chance to rescue the euro (Philip Stephen, Financial Times 18/05/12)
• Greece deserves credit, but debt's an issue (Matthew Dalton, The Wall Street Journal 18/05/12)
• What if Greek outflows escalate to a panic? (Hugo Dixon, International Herald Tribune 18/05/12)
• Grecia debe abandonar el euro (Nouriel Roubini, Expansión 18/05/12)
• La UE estudia dar capacidad a los inversores para vetar los elevados bonus de la banca (A.Barker/P.Spiegel, Financial Times/Expansión 17/05/12)
• ECB bars access to four Greek lenders (Ralph Atkins/Peter Spiegel, Financial Times 17/05/12)
• La banca griega se ve acorralada por la fuga de depósitos (El País 17/05/12)
• Greece sets pivotal ballot over the euro (Alkman Granitsas/Nektaria Stamouli/Marcus Walker, The Wall Street Journal 17/05/12)
• Las débiles bases de los bancos griegos (George Hay, Cinco Días 17/05/12)
• Euro's last turn before the Grexit (Financial Times 17/05/12)
• Bruselas redobla las amenazas a Atenas (Claudí Pérez, El País 17/05/12)
• El FMI pide a Italia que recapitalice la banca y apruebe la reforma laboral (Giovanni Vegezzi, elEconomista 17/05/12)
• La banca italiana pide obviar a las agencias (Graziella Ascenzi, Expansión 17/05/12)
• Painful separation could build a better union (Eduardo Porter, International Herald Tribune 17/05/12)
• Euro starts to crack as investors look to the exits (Alice Ross, Financial Times 17/05/12)
• Withdrawals from banks stop short of panic (Peter Spiegel/Kerin Hope, Financial Times 17/05/12)
• Prospects for European banks once again darken (Max Colchester, The Wall Street Journal 17/05/12)
• China sees a decline in appetite for loans (Bob Davis/Tom Orlik, The Wall Street Journal 17/05/12)
• Cameron to spell out fears of eurozone "unravelling" (George Parker/Chris Giles, Financial Times 17/05/12)
• The only way to contain the contagion of a Greek exit (Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Financial Times 17/05/12)
• Only the IMF can break the euro debt crisis logjam (Charles Goodhart, Financial Times 17/05/12)
• Europe's missing contingency plan (Simon Nixon, The Wall Street Journal 17/05/12)